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Frederick The Great Bas Relief II

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:36:45 -0700

One of the bas reliefs which decorate the plinth of Christian Daniel Rauch's statue of Frederick the Great in Unter den Linten, Berlin.

The equestrian statue of Frederick the Great was created between 1839 and 1851 and stands 5.6m high in the centre of Unter den Linten.

It depicts Frederick on horseback, with the plinth beneath surrounded by other statues and decorated with bas reliefs depicting scenes from his life and of his generals.

It was removed to Potsdam under the East German government, but returned in 1981.

Neue Wache III

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:36:41 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The statue depicting a mother clutching her dying son atop the tombs of an unknown solider and an unknown concentration camp victim inside Berlin's Neue Wache.

The Neue Wache, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, was built as a guardhouse for members of the royal watch between 1816 and 1818. The neoclassical structure, designed to architecturally complement the Zeughaus next door, served that purpose for a century.

In 1930/31 it was turned into a memorial to the military dead of World War One and, under the East German government, became a Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Militarism in 1957, encompassing all those killed by the Nazis.

Until the reunification of Germany in 1990, it was home to the changing of the guard of the National People's Army.

Three years later, the memorial changed title again, becoming the National Memorial to the Victims of War and Tyranny after reunification.

Inside stands a copy of the sculpture ‘Mother with Her Dead Son’ by Berlin artist Kathe Kollwitz, who lost her son in the First World War. It depicts a mother cradling her infant son behind an eternal flame and atop tombs of an unknown solider and an unknown concentration camp victim.

St Hedwig's Cathedral

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:03 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The dome and upper façade of the Roman Catholic St Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin.

St Hedwig’s Cathedral is a large domed church in the centre of Berlin, the heart of the city’s Roman Catholic community.

Built between 1747 and 1773 – and modified many times up to the end of the 19th century – it was built to resemble the Roman pantheon.

The cathedral’s interior is unusually plain for a Roman catholic church, though the crypts below, housing many former bishops of Berlin, is slightly more ostentatious.

St Hedwig’s was badly damaged by bombing during the Second World War, but was rebuilt soon after – by the standards in East Berlin – and restored by 1963.

Berliner Dom II

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:05 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The Berliner Dom and the Lustgarten on Berlin's Museuminsel.

The Berliner Dom is as much a symbol of Imperial extravagance as it is of Christianity, built to replace a small imperial chapel on the Museuminsel in the middle of the River Spree.

Completed in 1905, to a design by Julius Racshdorff, it was opened in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and is unusual for a Protestant church, with its lavishly decorated interior.

Much of that decoration is in tribute to the Hohenzollern family, with the sarcophagi of more than 90 members of the Imperial dynasty within its walls.

The 74-metre high copper dome can be climbed by the public for views of the Museum Island and around and is decorated inside with mosaics of the Beatitudes, by Anton von Werner.

The church was badly damaged by Allied bombing during the Second World War and restoration did not begin until 1974 – it has still not been completed.

Altes Museum Sculpture

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:05 -0700

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One of the statues standing in front of the Altes Museum in Berlin's Museuminsel.

The Altes Museum was the first museum built on Berlin’s Museuminsel in 1830, with architect Karl Schinkel designing a classical temple that has stood the test of time.

The museum houses a large collection of sculptures, paintings and artworks, many from the Roman and Greek periods.

The 285-ft high portico façade is made of a line of pillars interspersed with statues and sculptures, while inside a small rotunda is lined with statues of the gods.

Berliner Dom I

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:04 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The Berliner Dom and the small fountain in the middle of the Lustgarten on Berlin's Museuminsel.

The Berliner Dom is as much a symbol of Imperial extravagance as it is of Christianity, built to replace a small imperial chapel on the Museuminsel in the middle of the River Spree.

Completed in 1905, to a design by Julius Racshdorff, it was opened in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and is unusual for a Protestant church, with its lavishly decorated interior.

Much of that decoration is in tribute to the Hohenzollern family, with the sarcophagi of more than 90 members of the Imperial dynasty within its walls.

The 74-metre high copper dome can be climbed by the public for views of the Museum Island and around and is decorated inside with mosaics of the Beatitudes, by Anton von Werner.

The church was badly damaged by Allied bombing during the Second World War and restoration did not begin until 1974 – it has still not been completed.

Broadcasting Religion

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:07 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The giant Fernsehturm peeks out from behind the Berliner Dom.

The Berliner Dom is as much a symbol of Imperial extravagance as it is of Christianity, built to replace a small imperial chapel on the Museuminsel in the middle of the River Spree.

Completed in 1905, to a design by Julius Racshdorff, it was opened in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and is unusual for a Protestant church, with its lavishly decorated interior.

Much of that decoration is in tribute to the Hohenzollern family, with the sarcophagi of more than 90 members of the Imperial dynasty within its walls.

The 74-metre high copper dome can be climbed by the public for views of the Museum Island and around and is decorated inside with mosaics of the Beatitudes, by Anton von Werner.

The church was badly damaged by Allied bombing during the Second World War and restoration did not begin until 1974 – it has still not been completed.

The Fernsehturm is the most prominent building in the whole of Berlin, visible day and night from just about everywhere in the city.

Standing 1,188ft tall, the giant silver spindle (known at the Telespargel – toothpick – by locals), with a sparking silver sphere revolving around its middle, was built by the East German government in 1969 as a symbol of their power, as well as a functioning transmitter.

Now a tourist attraction, visitors take the lift up the centre of the tower to the viewing platform in the sphere at 666ft or the revolving restaurant above, from where there are great views over the entire city.

Konzerthaus Berlin

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:02 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The Berlin Concert House and the statue of Friedrich Schiller in the Gedarmenmarkt.

Built in the early 19th century as a theatre to replace its bunt-down predecessor, Berlin’s Konzerthaus is a neoclassical gem on Berlin’s Gedarmenmarkt.

Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, it was part of the redevelopment of the square overseen by Emperor Frederick the Great.

The Konzerthaus was badly damaged, along with much of the square, in the Second World War and the stage and auditorium inside were replaced by a giant 1,850-seat venue, which prompted a change of function from theatre to concert house.

The exterior and façade are still as they were designed by Schinkel and in front of the theatre stands a statue to composer and playwright Friedrich Schiller, whose ‘The Robbers’ was being performed when a fire wiped out the original theatre.

Französischer Dom

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:01 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The façade and domed tower of the Französischer Dom on the Gedarmenmarkt in Berlin.

One of two similar churches on the Gedarmenmarkt in the centre of Berlin, the Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) was begun in the early 18th century as a religious home for Berlin’s sizeable French Huguenot community.

It stands across the square from the Deutscher Dom – built for the German speaking community and was modelled after the Huguenot temple in Charenton-Saint-Maurice.

The small church was expanded in the late 18th century by Carl von Gontard, who built the domed tower next to it, the two buildings together earning the name Französischer Dom, though they are separate, with no access between them.

As with many buildings in Berlin, it was substantially damaged in the Second World War – the dome was totally destroyed – and was only repaired between 1977 and 1981, at which time it was in East Berlin.

The Church on TV

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:08 -0700

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A Barrage of Bright Colours

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:12 -0700

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The bright balls of the Berlin 775 exhibition on the Museuminsel, where a map of the city is dotted with poles picking out significant sites for music, sport, politics and other aspects of the city.

Flying Saucers In Berlin

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:09 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The bright balls of the Berlin 775 exhibition on the Museuminsel, where a map of the city is dotted with poles picking out significant sites for music, sport, politics and other aspects of the city.

Berliner Dom III

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:06 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The copper dome atop the Berliner Dom.

The Berliner Dom is as much a symbol of Imperial extravagance as it is of Christianity, built to replace a small imperial chapel on the Museuminsel in the middle of the River Spree.

Completed in 1905, to a design by Julius Racshdorff, it was opened in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and is unusual for a Protestant church, with its lavishly decorated interior.

Much of that decoration is in tribute to the Hohenzollern family, with the sarcophagi of more than 90 members of the Imperial dynasty within its walls.

The 74-metre high copper dome can be climbed by the public for views of the Museum Island and around and is decorated inside with mosaics of the Beatitudes, by Anton von Werner.

The church was badly damaged by Allied bombing during the Second World War and restoration did not begin until 1974 – it has still not been completed.

Berlin Baubles

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:11 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The bright balls of the Berlin 775 exhibition on the Museuminsel, where a map of the city is dotted with poles picking out significant sites for music, sport, politics and other aspects of the city.

Berliner Dom IV

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:13 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

A cross on the side of the Berliner Dom.

The Berliner Dom is as much a symbol of Imperial extravagance as it is of Christianity, built to replace a small imperial chapel on the Museuminsel in the middle of the River Spree.

Completed in 1905, to a design by Julius Racshdorff, it was opened in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and is unusual for a Protestant church, with its lavishly decorated interior.

Much of that decoration is in tribute to the Hohenzollern family, with the sarcophagi of more than 90 members of the Imperial dynasty within its walls.

The 74-metre high copper dome can be climbed by the public for views of the Museum Island and around and is decorated inside with mosaics of the Beatitudes, by Anton von Werner.

The church was badly damaged by Allied bombing during the Second World War and restoration did not begin until 1974 – it has still not been completed.

Berlin 775

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:10 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The bright balls of the Berlin 775 exhibition on the Museuminsel, where a map of the city is dotted with poles picking out significant sites for music, sport, politics and other aspects of the city.

Berliner Lollipops

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:08 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The bright balls of the Berlin 775 exhibition stand in front of the Berliner Dom.

The Berliner Dom is as much a symbol of Imperial extravagance as it is of Christianity, built to replace a small imperial chapel on the Museuminsel in the middle of the River Spree.

Completed in 1905, to a design by Julius Racshdorff, it was opened in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and is unusual for a Protestant church, with its lavishly decorated interior.

Much of that decoration is in tribute to the Hohenzollern family, with the sarcophagi of more than 90 members of the Imperial dynasty within its walls.

The 74-metre high copper dome can be climbed by the public for views of the Museum Island and around and is decorated inside with mosaics of the Beatitudes, by Anton von Werner.

The church was badly damaged by Allied bombing during the Second World War and restoration did not begin until 1974 – it has still not been completed.

Patient Sabine

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:11 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

Sabine waits by the side of the Berlin 775 exhibition as I have a wander round.

Brighten Up Berlin

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:41:14 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

The bright balls of the Berlin 775 exhibition in front of the Berliner Dom, on the Museuminsel, where a map of the city is dotted with poles picking out significant sites for music, sport, politics and other aspects of the city.

The Berliner Dom is as much a symbol of Imperial extravagance as it is of Christianity, built to replace a small imperial chapel on the Museuminsel in the middle of the River Spree.

Completed in 1905, to a design by Julius Racshdorff, it was opened in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and is unusual for a Protestant church, with its lavishly decorated interior.

Much of that decoration is in tribute to the Hohenzollern family, with the sarcophagi of more than 90 members of the Imperial dynasty within its walls.

The 74-metre high copper dome can be climbed by the public for views of the Museum Island and around and is decorated inside with mosaics of the Beatitudes, by Anton von Werner.

The church was badly damaged by Allied bombing during the Second World War and restoration did not begin until 1974 – it has still not been completed.

Inside The Memorial

nobody@flickr.com (Paul 'Tuna' Turner) — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:16:15 -0700

Paul 'Tuna' Turner posted a photo:

Me inside the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin.

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a controversial monument to the victims of the Holocaust in the middle of Berlin.

Designed by American architect Peter Eisenmann and constructed between 2003 and 2006, it covers 205,000 sq ft of land near Pariser Platz covered in undulating concrete slabs.

There has been much debate over what the 2,711 slabs symbolise and whether the dark grey memorial serves its intended purpose. There was also controversy during its construction when it was revealed the company which provided the graffiti-proof covering for the slabs also made the gas used to murder Jews during the Holocaust.