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Title: Berghof
created on 01 Jul 12

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Comments on this picture (41):
1. sandm wrote: :)
2. Burgandy wrote: Perfect Structure - and lots of windows!
3. artdillon wrote: im sure i see an alsation wandering about,stunning pic.,
4. okeanos wrote: lovely!!
5. nancylee wrote: Oh! This is wonderful. And what a fantastic view they must have.
6. AFSOUTH wrote: Another brilliant work marky!
7. lesley_gene wrote: What a beauty with lush gardens. :) The architecture of the is superb!
8. sheftali52 wrote: So nice!
9. bluemoon wrote: brilliant picture of a sinister place
10. marky wrote: I should use a visual reference when drawing to be more accurate, I tend to Draw from Memory so I know the shape of this is right,
11. marky wrote: But the colour and amount of windows wrong there should be far more, thanks all, the area in the Bavarian alp region where this stood is beautiful.
12. marky wrote: But the backround tainted, the bergof Obersalzberg aka the eagles nest was Adolf Hitlers private alpine residents.
13. marky wrote: The whole Obersalzberg area was taken over by Nazi hierarchy, Borman, goring, Speer, all had alpine villas, in and around the eagles nest, Speers house still stands today, the berghof was bombed and badly damaged by the allies during WWll
14. marky wrote: But was not finally blown up and demolished until the early 50s to prevent it being used as a.memorial site by pro nazis, the complex was huge with tunnels etc a lot of which still exist today and are utilized as a tourist attraction.
15. marky wrote: Thanks everyone for your comments l.o.l. marky.
16. Hazer wrote: Excellent!
17. suzze wrote: :)
18. priya41 wrote: VERY nice!
19. puzzler wrote: Very sweet cottage.
20. Miulo wrote: Lovely building with beautiful scenery!^O^
21. ceniracoura wrote: Muito linda!amei esta linda casa!!!!
22. Login wrote: 'Spent a lot of time in Germany, Marky, but never visited this particular site. However, the loftiness and big, overhanging roof is so characteristic of the Bavarian/German architecture, making it instantly recognisable as such.
23. Lizzi wrote: Wow!
24. Normal wrote: A favorite corner of Germany! Stayed in US Army-run hotel among the Berchtesgaden bldgs for ski trips. Your Brit Lancasters made most of it disappear! Lovely pic.
25. marky wrote: Got a hard pounding ok, would that be the old hotel zum torken Normal? Yes American forces used the area as a base till 1995, when it was handed back to the Bavarian government, first thing they did was bulldoze any remnants of the berghof. Yes it's a nic
26. marky wrote: Part of Germany, I love Munich, been many times, did you know the wood from the kinderhaus and cinema haus went to repair and rebuild a Munich church roof? St Mary's I think.
27. mum23 wrote: Even without the title, this is immediately recognisable as German. Love the feel of it.
28. indigo wrote: Excellent! ^J^
29. DilCoura wrote: Arrasou!!!!
30. Normal wrote: How neat about St.Mary's roof. It was much destroyed, but beautiful when I saw it in the 80's with simple white walls and, yes, wooden beams.
31. Normal wrote: Can't recall what the place the Army ran was called!
32. KJLavigne wrote: Wonderful job with the windows! Great work, Marky.
33. Dolphin wrote: itÂ´s sooooooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful!!!!
34. ArtisZen wrote: Details, details ^ All very interesting... But lets just keep this simple ~ how much? =(Whuteva!) < I'll take it! ãƒ„
35. AFSOUTH wrote: My favorite Christmas vacation memory is of this area!
36. lollypops1011 wrote: that is so cool how do u do that my pictures are rubbish
37. hjjr wrote: nicely done
38. DebbieBreau wrote: So real looking...beautiful...love it.
39. Robyntalks wrote: Congrats for top 5!
40. Baldur wrote: Baldur missed this until it made the top 5, so belated kudos to you. This is quite well done.
41. puppies000 wrote: Another great one wanna see you do more houses