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I.G. Farben Building
Frankfurt/M, post-war, 1946

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  It is reported that, as early as 1944, Gen. Eisenhower picked this building as the future home of Allied Powers Europe once Germany was defeated. And so it came to be in 1945, with intentionally virtually no bombing or strafing damage done to the grounds. But notice the destruction directly across the street in lower portion of photo.

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