Speer insisted that as many events as possible be held at night, both to give greater prominence to his lighting effects and to hide the individual Nazis, many of whom were overweight.
Speer insisterede på, at så mange begivenheder som muligt skulle afholdes om aftenen, både for at gøre sine lyseffekter mere bemærkelsesværdige og for at nedtone synet af de enkelte nazister, hvoraf mange var overvægtige.