Kehlsteinhaus AKA Eagle's Nest

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Designed by Roderich Fick, Martin Bormann began construction on the

Kehlsteinhaus, or Eagle's Nest as it is known in America, on August 23, 1937. Designed as a wooden frame structure, it now consists of 80% concrete. The exterior and interior walls are covered by a facade of granite stones, which gives the impression that the building is a solid stone structure.The term "Eagle's Nest" was coined by a group of World War I veterans who visited the Kehlsteinhaus at Hitler's invitation, and the name has always referred only to Hitler's Teehaus, officially known as Kehlsteinhaus. It was built by the Nazis as a gift to Adolf Hitler for his 50th birthday, which is on April 20,

1939. This teahouse is one of the top tourist attractions in Bavaria and has long been a favorite place for American soldiers in Germany to visit. The building is atop of a 6017 foot moutain called Kehlstein, a part of the Bavarian Mountains. Berchestgaden, the nearest town which is located at the foot of the mountain, is a pictureqsue Bavarian town located 98 miles southeast of Munich. A train trip from one town to the other takes ninety minutes, and twelve trains leave each town daily. The closest airport to the Kehlsteinhaus

Above the door to the tunnel which leads to the elevator, there is a three-ton marble slab engraved with the words "Erbaut 1938," which in English means "Built in 1938." Originally, the door to the tunnel had lion shaped handles. Both of the handles have since been stripped off the door by Allied soldiers, one of which is now in the hands of the family of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Teehaus (teahouse) can be seen 124 meters above the entrance to the tunnel. There is a path to the right of the tunnel which goes up the mountainside which would take the average person about twenty to thirty minutes to climb to the top.

The view of the surrounding moutnains from the Kehlsteinhaus is very impressive. Hitler made forteen official visits to the Kehlstein house, including his first visit on September 16, 1938, and his last visit on October 17, 1940. He also made at least 3 unofficial visits. Along with his claustrophobia, Adolf Hitler was also acrophobic, meaning he had a fear of heights. This strictly limited his number of visits.

The drive from the Bavarian town of Berchtesgaden to the Obersalzberg plateau at 3,300 feet is one of the most scenic routes in Germany. Hitler's private home on the Obersalzberg, known as the Berghof, was where the famous meeting between Hitler and Neville Chamberlain took place, resulting in the Munich Agreement. The bombed out ruins of Hitler's home were completely destroyed by the Bavarian government in 1952 at the request of the U.

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