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The Gothic Font Hitler Loved — Until He Didn’t

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Breaking up with the Fraktur typeface Matthias Balk/DPA/ZUMA

The edict was both covert and surprising: On Jan. 3 1941, Nazi official Martin Bormann announced that Hitler no longer wanted to see Gothic typefaces, a.k.a. Fraktur typefaces, used in print. But the stated reason for this decision was pure invention.

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“Healing The Wounds” — Meet The Architect Who Led Notre-Dame’s Historic Restoration

All wearing workers' helmets, ​French President Emmanuel Macron and Chief architect Philippe Villeneuve with French Culture Minister Rima Abdul-Malak install the last structural element of the stool of the fleche at the restoration site in Notre-Dame, Paris, April 14, 2023.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chief architect Philippe Villeneuve with French Culture Minister Rima Abdul-Malak install the last structural element of the stool of the fleche at the restoration site in Notre-Dame, Paris, April 14, 2023. Tschaen Eric/Abaca via ZUMA Press

Ahead of the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris-based daily Les Echos talks with chief architect Philippe Villeneuve, who oversaw the five-year reconstruction project, about his work and what visitors can expect.

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Nazi Font: Why Hitler Got Rid Of The Beloved Gothic Typeface

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Eher Verlag printed many of the millions of copies of Hitler's inflammatory Mein Kampf Matthias Balk/DPA via ZUMA

The edict was both covert and surprising: On Jan. 3 1941, Nazi official Martin Bormann announced that Hitler no longer wanted to see Gothic typefaces used in print. But the stated reason for this decision was pure invention.

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