The Eagle’s Nest (Berchtesgaden, Germany) May 25, 2010Visitors hike up a walking path to a viewing platform on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the Kehlsteinhaus near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The house, known in English as the Eagle's Nest, was given to Adolf Hitler by the Nazi Party as a present for his 50th birthday. Tourists navigate their way down a walking path on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The site includes a walking path, allowing visitors to hike further South of the house to benches overlooking the nearby Koenigsee. A mountain looms in the background as patrons await a bus on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the Berchtesgaden train station. A visitor films the sights from an area near the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Although given as a present to Adolf Hitler by the Nazi party, the house was sparingly used as a place to greet heads of state. The Koenigsee (King Lake) is nestled between two mountains as seen from the Kehlsteinhaus on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. A German tourist looks down into a valley from a tour bus decending from the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. Visitors to the house must take two buses and an elevator to reach the mountain-top site. A couple enjoys a view of the Alps from a viewing area near the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) is seen on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, near Berchtesgaden, Germany. NOTE: this photo is a computer-generated panorama using several photographs.
Ron Johnson says
Breathtaking, even with the history.