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Published in Association with the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. Hitler''s autobahn was more than just the pet project of an infrastructure-friendly dictator. It was supposed to revolutionize the transportation sector in Germany, connect the metropoles with the countryside, and encourage motorization. The propaganda machinery of the Third Reich turned the autobahn into a hyped-up icon of the dictatorship. One of the claims was that the roads would reconcile nature and technology. Rather than destroying the environment, they would embellish the landscape. Many historians have t

Express highways --- Landscape architecture --- Landscape protection --- National socialism and architecture. --- Roadside improvement --- History --- Environmental aspects --- Horticultural service industry --- Landscape gardening --- Landscaping industry --- Architecture and national socialism --- Nazi architecture --- Architecture --- Highway beautification --- Improvement, Roadside --- Roadside planting --- Roadsides --- Grounds maintenance --- Highway engineering --- Controlled access highways --- Express roads --- Expressways --- Freeways --- Interstate highways --- Interstates (Express highways) --- Limited access highways --- Motorways --- Superhighways --- Turnpikes (Modern) --- Roads --- Toll roads --- Beautification of the landscape --- Conservation of landscapes --- Conservation of scenic beauty --- Conservation of scenic resources --- Landscape --- Natural beauty conservation --- Preservation of natural scenery --- Preservation of scenic resources --- Protection of landscapes --- Protection of scenic beauty --- Protection of scenic resources --- Scenery preservation --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Environmentally sensitive areas --- Landscape assessment --- Regional planning --- Conservation --- Protection