'We can't destroy history!' Row erupts in Berlin over plans to turn Adolf Hitler's bunker into flats

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A fierce debate has erupted in Berlin over proposals to demolish one of the final surviving structures from Adolf Hitler's seat of power.A bunker, which sits on wasteland in the centre of the German capital, represents virtually all that remains of the Nazi leader's chancellery complex.Authorities now intend to clear the site to make way for new flats and office space.The original New Reich Chancellery building, designed by Hitler's preferred architect Albert Speer, suffered extensive damage during the final stages of the World War Two before Soviet forces ordered its complete demolition in 1949.Christian Gaebler, Berlin's Housing Senator, has thrown his weight behind the demolition plans.He argues that preserving the underground structure should not obstruct much-needed housing in the city."We are not standing in the way of new housing developments just to preserve a bunker that might then even become a place of pilgrimage," he told the BZ newspaper.His comments reflect concerns that...

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