Hitler held many formal and informal meetings directly in front of the picture window – its extraordinary scale and spectacle providing the perfect backdrop to impress, intimidate or overwhelm his guests.
The surviving glass fragment with the veteran’s original label. Pieces of the picture window are exceptionally rare. Its substantial thickness – far beyond ordinary window glass – reflects the extraordinary scale of the original glazing.
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The picture window was destroyed during the RAF bombing of the Obersalzberg on 25 April 1945. Fires set by retreating SS troops caused further damage soon afterwards, leaving the Great Hall – and its famous view – in ruins.
The ruined Great Hall after the war. The glass is long gone, but the vast opening remains: still framing the legendary view of the Untersberg.
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