Reminiscent of the transformation of the Colossus of Prora into luxury vacation properties, we learned that there has been a similar rehabilitation effort in the works for a decade to crown the one of the landmarks of the past of Hamburg, the air-defence bunker in Heiligengeistfeld in St Pauli (see previously), too difficult to demolish and built as nearly impenetrable, with an extension in the form of a boutique, green hotel with a lush rooftop garden. The accommodations open in April, which includes an in-house memorial and information centre about the indestructible structure’s Nazi past, after a three year delay in construction.
synchronoptica
one year ago: assorted links to revisit plus Crocodile Rock (1973)
two years ago: more links to enjoy plus more on Tulipomania
three years ago: more links worth revisiting plus a Bauhaus chessboard
four years ago: Setsubun, the Benelux (1958) plus antique school notebooks from all over the world
five years ago: The Day the Music Died (1959)
