Huge Nazi airport left to rot and abandoned now has very different purpose

Tempelhof Airport was once a symbol of Nazi power, but after the Second World War it became a symbol of hope One of the planes was left to rot (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

An expansive airport once utilised by the Nazis before being deserted has undergone a remarkable makeover - and is now utterly transformed.

Originally erected in the 1920s in Berlin, Tempelhof Airport was revamped a decade later to showcase the might of the Third Reich. The enormous, crescent-shaped terminal remains one of the world's largest single-roof structures, an impressive 1.2km in length.

Post-Second World War, it morphed into a beacon of hope. During the Berlin Blockade of 1948–49, when the Soviet Union attempted to oust the Western Allies from the city, Tempelhof served as a vital supply line fo