Hitler's Olympic Village faces conservation battle
<p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Adolf">Adolf</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1936 <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span>. <span word="Seventy">Seventy</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="survives">survives</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 1936 <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Adolf">Adolf</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span>.</p><p><span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Leni">Leni</span> <span word="Riefenstahl">Riefenstahl</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="Olympia">Olympia</span>, <span word="illustrated">illustrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="prowess">prowess</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>, <span word="conservationists">conservationists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="remnant">remnant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="where">where</span> 3,878 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="survives">survives</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="just">just</span>. <span word="Jens">Jens</span> <span word="Becker">Becker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Deutsche">Deutsche</span> <span word="Kredit">Kredit</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="renovations">renovations</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $2.7 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Becker">Becker</span>. "<span word="We">We</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="over">over</span> 75 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="now">now</span>.”</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="restored">restored</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="sprinter">sprinter</span> <span word="Jesse">Jesse</span> <span word="Owens">Owens</span>. <span word="Displays">Displays</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>, <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="Adolf">Adolf</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="superiority">superiority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aryan">Aryan</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p>
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