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Austria has finally decided the fate of Hitler's birthplace...

...but can architecture ever escape the burden of memory?

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Katja Hoyer
Aug 02, 2026
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Adolf Hitler as a baby when he still lived in Braunau am Inn. Img: Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0322-506

Almost exactly a year ago, I reported here on ZEITGEIST about the small Austrian town of Braunau …

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