s ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁novel ▁Das ▁kunst se id ene ▁M äd chen ▁( The ▁Art ific ial ▁Sil k ▁Girl ). ▁Its ▁combination ▁of ▁spect acle , ▁variety ▁performances , ▁international ▁d ining ▁and ▁cinema ▁was ▁unique . ▁Lar ge ▁sees ▁it ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁" a ▁kind ▁of ▁proto - Dis ney ▁World ". ▁The ▁building ▁could ▁accommod ate ▁up ▁to ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁people ; ▁the ▁ 4 , 4 5 4 ▁square ▁metres ▁of ▁theme ▁restaur ants ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁C afé ▁Vater land ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁world ; ▁the ▁one ▁million th ▁guest ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁bare ly ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁opening . ▁ ▁Third ▁Reich ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁In ▁the ▁Naz i ▁years , ▁the ▁mix ▁of ▁restaur ants ▁was ▁modified ▁and ▁the ▁Jewish ▁K emp in sk is ▁had ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁building ▁for ▁a ▁pitt ance ▁to ▁" A ry ans " ▁and ▁leave ▁the ▁country . ▁A ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁French ▁film , ▁Les ▁L oups ▁entre ▁eux ▁( English ▁title : ▁The ▁Se quel ▁to ▁Second ▁Bureau ), ▁features ▁scenes ▁in ▁Haus ▁Vater land , ▁including ▁" the ▁Hor st ▁W essel ▁song ▁bo oming ▁from ▁the ▁loud - spe aker ". ▁The ▁business ▁continued ▁to ▁host ▁thr ongs ▁of ▁customers ▁even ▁after ▁Berlin ▁began ▁to ▁suffer ▁heavy ▁bomb ing ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁In