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"Eagle's Nest" was designed and built for Adolf Hilter's 50th
Birthday by his personal secretary and Head of the Nazi Party
Chancellery Martin Bormann.� The monument is called "Kehlsteinhaus"
in German because of it was originally intended to be a "Teahouse"
for the head of the Third Reich.� This mountain-top hideaway
played a prominent role as the main unit objective in HBO's
critically acclaimed mini-series "Band of Brothers."�
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The allied bombing and
battles of World War II left building intact and today the Eagle's
Nest remains in its original state.� In the years after the
war, the Eagle's Nest and the surrounding area of Berchtesgaden
remained a part of�
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The Eagle's Nest lies
in the mountains above Berchtesgaden in the southeastern corner of
Germany.� You can get there by taking the local bus or driving
from Berchtesgaden to Obersalzberg, a small village community.�
At Obersalzberg, you must buy tickets on the Eagle's Nest bus (the
road is closed to privately-owned vehicles) which takes you up the
mountain.� This bus route provides some of the most spectacular
views of the German and Austrian Alps.�
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At the end of the bus
ride, you will walk through a marble-lined tunnel 400 feet into the
heart of the mountain.� There you will ride the original brass
elevator 400 feet straight up into the Eagle's Nest building at the
top of the mountain.�
There you will be able to walk around the grounds at 6017 feet
altitude and enjoy the spectacular scenery.
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TOUR:
Tickets to the Eagle's Nest can be purchased at Obersalzberg.�
Busses leave for the Eagle's Nest every 20-30 minutes from 8:00am to
2:30pm daily from May to October.� For more information, call
+49 8652 2969 from May - October, or +49 8652 61244 from November -
April.
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Visit the
Official Eagle's Nest Website HERE
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