"Welcome to Lubyanka Plaza where residents can enjoy every amenity
including our luxurious basement fitness centre."
What, wrong torture chamber? Sorry.
We're not talking about the notorious KGB headquarters in Moscow. This is about the notorious Gestapo headquarters in Hamburg, the Stadthofe, now repurposed into luxury condos. Hey, they don't make 'em like they used to.
The relatives of some of the thousands of Nazi victims who were tortured and murdered in the Hamburg headquarters of the Gestapo have accused authorities and property developers of insulting their memory following the transformation of the building into a luxury complex with scant reference to its past.
The Stadthöfe (city courts) in the centre of the German port city, has been marketed under the title Hommage to Life by its owners, Quantum Immobilien.
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Protesting under the slogan “Commerce instead of Commemoration? Never!” the demonstrators also brought attention to the wrought-iron greeting over the entrance to the Stadthöfe, which they say is chillingly reminiscent of the Arbeit Macht Frei slogan at Auschwitz and should be removed. The greeting reads: “Bienvenue (welcome) /Moin moin (a colloquial phrase for hello)/ Stadthof”.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/29/german-car-makers-backed-studies-exposing-people-and-monkeys-to-toxic-car-exhaust/?utm_term=.115b795b60b6
ReplyDeleteI guess old habits die hard?
TB
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty gruesome, isn't it TB? Imagine passing through an entryway where you know hundreds of terrified victims were dragged to endure torture and murder. It's a luxurious charnel house.
The building should have been demolished.
ReplyDeleteTB
ReplyDeleteYes, once its evidentiary worth had been exhausted it should have been razed. You might have thought the regional and municipal authorities would have demanded as much.