Tunnel to the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle’s Nest) elevator

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Berchtesgaden

Tunnel to the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle’s Nest) elevator

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Tunnel to the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle’s Nest) elevator

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Location: Berchtesgaden, Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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September 9, 2024

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Great building… if you ignore the history

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Hynek Smolka

August 23, 2025

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The tunnel to the Kehlsteinhaus elevator leads 124 meters deep through the rock. The cool, stony atmosphere lends the path a unique historical flair. At the end, the golden elevator awaits, taking you directly to the Eagle's Nest.

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🇺🇦Thors &🐾🇺🇦🎒🏃‍♂️⛰🥾🚴‍♂️

August 29, 2021

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If you take the elevator, you get through automatically, scary

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Elevation 1,730 m

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