has it been demolished?

Question

is the building that hitler lived in still standing the one in brechtesgaden in germany the eagles nest i belive it was called if you know and you have got it of the paper round do you have a link for it thanks xxxxxx

Answer 1

Kehlsteinhaus or The Eagles Nest is still there. It is a tourist attraction and restaurant now. I don't have any real scholarly sources, but you can search for Kehlsteinhaus on Yahoo or Wikipedia and get results.

Answer 2

The "Berghof" was badly damaged and looted in 1945, demolished in 1952, and the last traces removed in 1996. A bus depot stands now in the same place.

"The area of Obersalzberg was purchased by the Nazis in the 1920s for their senior leaders to enjoy. Hitler's mountain residence, the Berghof, was located here. Berchtesgaden and its environs (Stanggass) were fitted to serve as an outpost of the German Reichskanzlei office (Imperial Chancellery), which sealed the area's fate as a strategic objective for Allied forces in World War II. Some typical Third Reich buildings in Berchtesgaden include the Bahnhof (station), that had a reception for Hitler and his guests, and the Postamt (postoffice) next to the Bahnhof. The Berchtesgadener Hof Hotel was a hotel where famous visitors stayed, such as Eva Braun, Erwin Rommel, Josef Goebels and Heinrich Himmler, as well as Neville Chamberlain and David Lloyd George. The hotel was torn down in 2006. There is a museum on the spot now, called 'Haus der Berge'."

"A number of other relics of the Nazi era can still be found in the area, although only few of them are still well preserved. There is the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest), which was built as a present for Hitler's 50th birthday in 1939. The remnants of homes of former Nazi leaders such as Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, and Martin Bormann were all demolished in the early post-war years."

"The Platterhof was retained and served as a retreat for the American military. It was known as the General Walker Hotel. It was demolished in 2000. The only remaining buildings are the former SS HQ at Hotel Zum Türken and the Kehlsteinhaus. A small part of the Platterhof is also still there. The information centre on the mountain is the former guesthouse Höher Göll. It has an entrance to the Obersalzberg bunker system."

"In 1995, 50 years after the end of World War II and 5 years after German reunification, the AFRC Berchtesgaden was turned over to Bavarian authorities to accommodate budgetary cuts resulting from Base Realignment and Closure under US President Bill Clinton. The General Walker Hotel was demolished shortly thereafter. Its ruins, along with the remnants of the Berghof, were removed in 1996 to make room for a new bus depot serving the bus line to the Kehlsteinhaus and a for the new InterContinental Hotel Resort."

"Berchtesgaden" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berchtesgaden

"The first allied troops to arrive were U.S. 3rd Infantry Division who secured Berchtesgaden and the Berghof. They were followed four days later by the French 2nd Armoured Division who secured the Eagle's Nest, then 1st Battalion of the 506th A regiment, led by Company 'C'. The 3rd battalion of the 506th came into Berchtesgaden by a different route and lost men in a skirmish with the crews of two German 88 mm guns."

"The Obersalzberg was bombed on 25 April 1945, twelve days before the surrender of German forces on 7 May. The Berghof was badly damaged and subsequently looted. The shell survived until 1952 when it was decided to demolish it so as to leave no focal point for future Nazi adherents."

"Berghof" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berghof_%28Hitler%29