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For several months now, the most famous occupied building in Europe has been closed. Tacheles Arts Centre (meaning "pure conversation" in Yiddish) in Berlin no longer houses art workshops and other events, as it did for more than 20 years. The reason is HSH Nordbank, which owns the building. It managed to gradually chase away the cinema, restaurant and 50-60 artists who had turned the place into their sanctuary. The building was built in the early 20th century as a trading centre. During the Second World War, it was the headquarters of the SS for a while. After the war ended, government offices of the German Democratic Republic were housed there. After the German reunification, artists occupied the place to prevent its demolition. Now the fate of Tacheles is uncertain.