Reich’s Burger King in Nuremberg, Germany
Germany has largely removed visible signs of Nazi rule, preserving only a few key sites as memorials to victims. Swastikas and Reichsadlers once dominated the landscape, but original symbols are now extremely rare. Surprisingly, a surviving outline of a Reichsadler can be found on a Burger King in Nuremberg. This Burger King is located in a former power station built between 1937 and 1939, designed by Nazi architect Albert Speer. The building was intended to power the nearby Rally Grounds. After the war, Allied forces destroyed many Nazi symbols, including a large swastika on the Rally Grounds. The Reichsadler from the power station was removed, but its outline remained visible. The power station was later owned by a power company until the late 1990s. A plan to integrate it into a hotel was never realized. Burger King opened in the building in 2006, likely due to the structure being a protected historical monument. While the presence of an American fast-food chain in a former Nazi building is considered a curiosity, it is not necessarily viewed as a scandal.
