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Also known as Eagle's Nest

The '''''' (Eagle's Nest) is a building situated atop the Kehlstein, a rocky promontory above Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden, in southeastern Germany. Completed in 1938, it was commissioned by the Nazi Party for official and social functions and was visited by Adolf Hitler on at least fourteen documented occasions.

Key facts

Building.name
Eagle's Nest
Building.native_name
Kehlsteinhaus
Building.native_name_lang
de
Building.status
Complete
Building.image
Erelio lizdas.jpg
Building.image_size
325px
Building.caption
The Kehlsteinhaus in 2017
Building.location
Obersalzberg, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Building.completion_date
1938
Building.inauguration_date
April 20, 1939
Building.building_type
Chalet
Building.website
kehlsteinhaus.de/en
Building.pushpin_map
Germany Bavaria#Germany
Building.map_caption
Location in Bavaria, Germany

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Construction
  • Use
  • Allied capture
  • Today
  • Gallery
  • References
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The '''''' (Eagle's Nest) is a building situated atop the Kehlstein, a rocky promontory above Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden, in southeastern Germany. Completed in 1938, it was commissioned by the Nazi Party for official and social functions and was visited by Adolf Hitler on at least fourteen documented occasions.

Today, the Kehlsteinhaus operates seasonally as a restaurant, beer garden, and tourist destination.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kehlsteinhaus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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