Swastika buildings

**Markintime** · 10-10-2009, 13:16

Originally Posted by plaster

just goes to show...

http://www.swastika-info.com/images/...a-in-tibet.jpg

I always wondered what happened to Martin Borman

**clanky** · 10-10-2009, 13:27

The stone elephants that guard the gates of the carlsberg brewery in Copenhagen are adorned with swastikas.

**TankiesYank** · 10-10-2009, 13:27

Originally Posted by PrinceAlbert

You do realise that the Swastika pre-dates the Nazis by some 3000 years?

Yeah, but if it's a building in an American fly-over state then I really doubt it's a tribute to Hinduism. :D

**plaster** · 10-10-2009, 13:34

Originally Posted by Markintime

Originally Posted by plaster

just goes to show...

http://www.swastika-info.com/images/...a-in-tibet.jpg

I always wondered what happened to Martin Borman

i looked again,,struthhhhhhhhh he does look like him

**Gundulph** · 10-10-2009, 13:55

Talking of Swastika shapes made up from trees, several Bomb Disposal Sections from 33 used to clear areas near the WWI War Memorial at Elveden, Suffolk of British Bombs that would be dropped by Bombers returning from Sorties over mainland Europe and weren't able to drop their load on their specified targets, it was a really good training area for us on Out Stations.

The word on the ground was that the RAF used to drop the bombs close to or on a large Swastika Shape made of trees, that had been planted by a Land Owner in Memory of his Sons who fought in WWI, but I've never seen any pictures of the Swastika and certainly didn't see this on the ground when I worked there.

Does anyone have any pics of this?

**Excognito** · 10-10-2009, 15:48

Originally Posted by plaster

Originally Posted by Markintime

Originally Posted by plaster

just goes to show...

http://www.swastika-info.com/images/...a-in-tibet.jpg

I always wondered what happened to Martin Borman

i looked again,,struthhhhhhhhh he does look like him

Could be that Bulletproof Monk guy showing off one of his 'war' trophies ...

**sapperbraindead** · 10-10-2009, 15:54

Remeber being shown pictures of BMH Rinteln by some locals of when it first opened.Built by the Nazis in the shape of the swastika-think it was something to do with their Lebensborn programme?Apparently,the British & Canadian forces removed some wings in 1946

**BarkingSpider** · 10-10-2009, 16:32

Originally Posted by sapperbraindead

Remeber being shown pictures of BMH Rinteln by some locals of when it first opened.Built by the Nazis in the shape of the swastika-think it was something to do with their Lebensborn programme?Apparently,the British & Canadian forces removed some wings in 1946

I see what you mean, it has that look about it:

**Punch** · 10-10-2009, 19:18

The simple geometric form we call the swastika was, as someone pointed out, originally an ancient and harmless symbol. The Nazi's needed a similarly simple and easily recognised badge for their organisation. They took it, reversed it, and made it the now hated symbol of a failed political ideology.
They could have used other shapes like a different cross or a star ( the two other universal symbols on the flags of many countries or movements) but were hardly as eyecatching or original. The Japanese "rising Sun" was another variation of the adoption of an earlier symbol for political reasons.
This design of such straight or curved lines can be seen in many guises (think of the three legs of the Isle of Man). Near my home is a piece of vintage agricultural machinery with a large flywheel. The four spokes of the flywheel form a - slightly curved - swastika shape. I never noticed this until I read the posts above.
My point is that the design is harmless, it should be taken back from those who use it in its "Nazified " form - reversed to its earlier shape of course, and made respectable.

As a layout for building design of the type illustrated it is efficient and practical.

**deefadog** · 10-10-2009, 19:27

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

Originally Posted by BarkingSpider

The symbol is certainly nothing new, there's one carved in a stone on Ilkley moor which is attributed to the bronze age:

If that's a swastika i'll eat my own shit.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D spilt my beer laughing at that reply

**deefadog** · 10-10-2009, 19:35

Originally Posted by clanky

The stone elephants that guard the gates of the carlsberg brewery in Copenhagen are adorned with swastikas.

here s the link http://farm1.static.flickr.com/37/14...61c910d6b2.jpg

**BarkingSpider** · 10-10-2009, 20:10

[quote="deefadog"]

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

Originally Posted by BarkingSpider

The symbol is certainly nothing new, there's one carved in a stone on Ilkley moor which is attributed to the bronze age:

If that's a swastika i'll eat my own shit.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D spilt my beer laughing at that reply

You lying get, it's actually a sweet sherry isn't it?
Beer ...my arrse!

And a squaddie saying he'll eat his own shit? I thought that was a normal evening out.

**Markintime** · 10-10-2009, 20:36

Originally Posted by BarkingSpider

Originally Posted by deefadog

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

The symbol is certainly nothing new, there's one carved in a stone on Ilkley moor which is attributed to the bronze age:

If that's a swastika i'll eat my own shit.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D spilt my beer laughing at that reply

You lying get, it's actually a sweet sherry isn't it?
Beer ...my arrse!

And a squaddie saying he'll eat his own shit? I thought that was a normal evening out.

It is for the ACC