Record Visitor Numbers at the Obersalzberg
January 16, 2015
According to the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich, 31,000 people visited the exhibition in August alone, a record sum for a single month. As a result of steadily increasing visitor numbers, the building will expanded and the exhibition redesigned. The Bavarian state government has set aside 17 million euros for the project. Construction is set to start in 2016.
Adolf Hitler first visited the Obersalzberg in 1923; it later became the site of his holiday retreat. In 1933 he declared his Obersalzberg residence the second seat of goverment after Berlin. In addition to providing information about the history of the Obersalzberg, the documentation center also considers its role during the Nazi regime. A special exhibition on Anne Frank will run until May.
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