"Spirituality of Non-Sacred Space: Sanctifying a More Socialist Agenda," by Kirsten Armstrong
The Centennial Hall was built for the 1913 centennial celebration of the defeat of Napoleon in an effort to define the city of Wroclaw, then Breslau, as a place of importance and prestige. As the place from which the call to arms against Napoleon came a link between the city and a significant moment in history created one compelling reason for the construction of the building.