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Old 06-07-2006, 06:27 AM  
Drake
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Originally Posted by 2HousePlague
Is it plausible that the architects (and the world) had no familiarity yet with this symbol?

"Formally commissioned in January 1944... more

If it was commissioned in 1944, construction would have begun at least 2-3 years prior...maybe more.

Weird.
2hp
You could very well be right. The symbol has been around for centuries and its original meaning(s) have become perversed by its association with Nazism.
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