Berlin Tempelhof Airport (#2194)

Tempelhof was originally designated as an airport in 1923 and its first terminal was constructed in 1927. What you see when visiting is the massive reconstruction of the airport begun by the Nazi's in the 1930's. The architecture is stunning and very monumentalist in design, though difficult to capture in photos due to the size (the main building was once one of the largest buildings on earth). The largest versions of this and other pictures show the detail.

In this picture, the eagle head (on the right side of the picture) was once on a very tall eagle statue (see next picture) that was on top of the building. The statue was removed in 1962 to make room for radar equipment and only the head remains. An excellent source on the building, with photos of its construction, is the following: www.thf-berlin.de/en/about-tempelhofer-freiheit/history/national-socialism/architecture