Art Gallery in Nazi Shelter

A vast Nazi-era air raid shelter too tough to tear down is to be revamped as an art gallery and luxury penthouse. The seven-storey building in central Berlin was erected on Hitler's orders during Allied bombing of the city. After the war, its 2.6m thick steel reinforced wall thwarted a series of East German attempts to demolish it. Advertising guru Christian Boros has bought the building - a listed building because of its historical importance to the city. The new development will be "like James Bond, very cool, with exposed concrete and glass". For the full story - click the title Irish Art