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Last update - 14:19 28/04/2008 Despite protest from the right, 'Hitler's airport' to close down By Assaf Uni, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Adolf Hitler, Nazis, Berlin  BERLIN - Despite protests from right-wing activists, Berlin's Tempelhof airport, which was built by the Nazis in 1939, will shut down after residents voted it closed in a recent referendum. The airport, which was one of Adolf Hitler's regime's greatest architectural feats and is still one of the largest buildings in all of Europe, was closed down for economic and enviromental reasons. Many Germans protested the shutting down of the airport due to the historical part it played in the 1948 Berlin airlift. It was here, at Tempelhof airport, where Allied forces planes succeeded in bypassing the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by landing planes filled with food and other supplies. Advertisement Rightist groups hung banners stating "Tempelhof saved us, now we must save it," but in the end it was the left who won the battle after convincing Berliners that the environmental damage and economic costs of having an airport in the heart of the city were to much to bear. Related articles: Holocaust memorial train enters Berlin, despite row with railway Berlin Mayor, Jewish Council slam attack on Jewish teens Trial begins for Berlin punks who set dogs on Jewish schoolboy More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   Security first Foreign Minister Livni tells the PA to ensure terrorists don't exploit Israel's gestures. Terrorist pride Lebanon-based guerillas Hezbollah say they're proud to appear on the U.S. terrorist list.

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