'Absolute madness': Row over plan to demolish Nazi bunker under Berlin
Summary
Berlin plans to demolish a Nazi-era bunker that remains from Adolf Hitler's New Reich Chancellery to build new housing and offices. Some people want to preserve the bunker as a historic site and turn it into a museum to remember the end of World War Two.Key Facts
- The bunker is part of Hitler's New Reich Chancellery, mostly destroyed after World War Two.
- Berlin's Housing Senator supports demolishing the bunker for new construction.
- Dietmar Arnold, from the Berlin Underworlds Association, opposes demolition and wants a museum and memorial.
- The bunker is not the Führerbunker where Hitler died, but another part used during the war.
- About 1,200 square meters of the bunker still exist with thick walls and ceiling.
- The Berlin State Monuments Council called the bunker historically important and suggested further preservation review.
- The bunker served as a hospital at the end of the war.
- There is debate over how to balance development needs with preserving historical sites related to Nazi Germany.
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