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''']''' ({{IPA-de|ˈʁiːzə|}}; German for "giant") was the code name for an unfinished construction project of ] between 1943 and 1945. It consisted of seven underground structures in the ] and ] Castle in ] (which was then Nazi Germany and is now ]), which is pictured here. The purpose of the project remains uncertain because of the lack of documentation. Some sources suggest that all the structures were part of the ]; according to others, it was a combination of headquarters and arms industry, but comparison to similar facilities can indicate that only the castle was adapted as a headquarters or official residence and the tunnels in the Owl Mountains were planned as a network of underground factories. ''']''' ({{IPA-de|ˈʁiːzə|}}; German for "giant") was the code name for an unfinished construction project of ] between 1943 and 1945. It consisted of seven underground structures in the ] and ] Castle in ] (which was then Nazi Germany and is now ]), which is pictured here. The purpose of the project remains uncertain because of the lack of documentation. Some sources suggest that all the structures were part of the ]; according to others, it was a combination of headquarters and arms industry, but comparison to similar facilities can indicate that only the castle was adapted as a headquarters or official residence and the tunnels in the Owl Mountains were planned as a network of underground factories.


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Picture of the day archives: 2022 December < 2022 December 12 2022 December 14 > Picture of the day A mountaintop castle, part of which has stone walls and an orange roof, part of which has Tudor-style architecture and a green metal roof, and part of which has pink walls with a white roof. Three towers are adorned with green copper domes. Project Riese ([ˈʁiːzə]; German for "giant") was the code name for an unfinished construction project of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1945. It consisted of seven underground structures in the Owl Mountains and Książ Castle in Lower Silesia (which was then Nazi Germany and is now Poland), which is pictured here. The purpose of the project remains uncertain because of the lack of documentation. Some sources suggest that all the structures were part of the Führer Headquarters; according to others, it was a combination of headquarters and arms industry, but comparison to similar facilities can indicate that only the castle was adapted as a headquarters or official residence and the tunnels in the Owl Mountains were planned as a network of underground factories.Photograph credit: Jarek Ciuruś Archive – More featured pictures...

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