This is the 10,000-room hotel that has never had a guest. Situated on the island of Rügen in Germany, the Prora beach resort was built by Adolf Hitler between 1936 and 1939 as a striking show of Third Reich architecture. Yet the project was halted, with eight separate buildings having been erected, when the Nazi leader decided to focus on building more planes and war infrastructure. Scroll down for video The monumental seaside resort of Prora in Rügen was built by the Nazis between 1936 and 1939 Hitler pulled the plug when the job was half done as he decided it was more important to pump resources into the war effort
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Prora was supposed to showcase the best of Third Reich architecture
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Yet Hitler pulled the plug on the project before it was finished to focus on the war effort
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After the war the Soviets planned to blow the site up - but didn't have enough dynamite
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Plans afoot to build a 300-room hotel, with other spaces being sold as flats
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German resort was Hitler's idea of a 'Baltic Butlins' - a space for family fun and entertainment
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