Editing Tannenberg Memorial (section)

==Modernisation of the memorial==
[[File:Tannenberg ohne kreuz.png|thumb|Image of the entrance to the new tomb]]
Following Hindenburg’s interment, the memorial once again became a national shrine. To add to the theatre, the government of the Reich again called upon the architectural firm of Krüger in Berlin and using the Stonehenge parallel again; above the entrance, a giant stone (symbolically from [[Königsberg]]) was placed, with the Field Marshal's name inscribed upon it. This stone was so large that railway bridges had to be strengthened to aid its transportation. Two giant stone soldiers (as if on guard) were placed outside the tomb. A porphyry statue of the victor, by the East Prussian Friedrich Bagdons, dominated the Hall of Honour above the tomb. The concourse grass was replaced with stone and around the memorial landscape were placed interpretations of the German presence in East Prussia.<ref name="Egremont175177">{{cite book|last=Egremont|first=Max|title=Forgotten Land|year=2011|publisher=Pan Macmillan|location=London|isbn=978-0-330-45659-3|pages=175–177}}</ref>