Designed by Roderich Fick, Martin Bormann began construction on the Kehlsteinhaus, or Eagle’s Nest as it is known in America, on August 23, 1937. Designed as a wooden frame structure, it now consists of 80% concrete. The exterior and interior walls are covered by a facade of granite stones, which gives the impression that the building is a solid stone structure.The term “Eagle’s Nest” was coined by a group of World War I veterans who …showed first 75 words of 952 total…

…showed last 75 words of 952 total…famous because of the many state visits and diplomatic conferences held here during the Nazi regime. All the expensive china and glassware, used at the Kehlsteinhaus, was stolen for souvenirs by the Allies. The main reception hall in which they once sat is now a restaurant. The interior walls are covered with a granite facade. This style of massive, solid, heavy-handed architecture was favored by the Nazu leaders. The Kehlsteinhaus is literally a Nazi stronghold.