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The burned 'Eagle's Nest': in Germany, debate rages over whether to restore Hitler's former residence

A fire on 23 October destroyed much of the Kehlsteinhaus — a Nazi residence built in 1938 in Bavaria that became a tourist attraction after the war. Bavarian authorities favour restoration, while historians are divided: some see the ruins as a risk of neo-Nazi pilgrimage, others as a reason to return the mountain to its natural appearance. A fire on October 23 destroyed much of the Kehlsteinhaus, the Nazi residence built in 1938 in Bavaria that became a tourist attraction after the war. Bavarian authorities favor restoring it, while historians are divided: some see the ruins as a risk of neo-Nazi pilgrimage, others as an opportunity to return the site to its natural state.

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