[Leica] IMG: (East) Berlin

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

My favourite part of Berlin!

We always stop off at Hackescher Markt for a bite to 
eat - last time, quite a while ago, with the "Hoppies" 
from Australia.

The brass plaques sunk into the pavements can now be 
found all over Germany - so-called "Stolpersteine", 
meaning stones to trip over in more ways than one - and 
indicate where victims of the Nazis (not just Jewish) 
used to live.

There's an interesting story about how the New 
Synagogue in Oranienstrasse survived. The police office 
in charge in that part of town (William Kr?tzfeld) 
prevented the SA burning it down in the night from 
November 9 to 10 1938 (Reichskristallnacht). The German 
army later camouflaged the dome and used the building 
as a store for uniforms. It survived until sufferin 
heavy damage from British bombing raids and being used 
as a source of building material shortly after the war 
was over.

It is almost impossible to get a decent shot of it 
without an extreme wide-angle lens. My 24 mm was pretty 
pushed to get this one 
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/CRW_0392_edited_1.jpg.html

Cheers and thanks for posting.
Douglas





On 02.07.2017 09:11, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> The part of Berlin that used to be on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain 
> until 1990 is today one of the most interesting and dynamic urban areas 
> anywhere in the world. While parts are getting expensive and gentrified, 
> it is still far cheaper to be a young artist here than in any other major 
> city in Europe or North America. I attended a conference there in late 
> June, with ample time to walk around and take in the city. As is often the 
> case, looking at art was a major part of the walk. The highlights were the 
> magnificent Jewish Museum designed by Libeskind, the Berlin Gallery of 
> Modern Art, and the street art near the Warschauer Strasse metro station. 
> A gallery of 69 images is here:
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> http://www.frozenlight.eu/berlin_june2017
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> I promise: there are no images of Checkpoint Charlie, or Kurf?rstendamm, 
> or the Parliament or the other big, well-known attactions (with the 
> exception of the TV tower on Alexanderplatz).
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> In addition, for more information on some of the places depicted, have a 
> look at their respective web pages:
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> The Jewish Museum: https://www.jmberlin.de/en
> The Berlinische Galerie: https://www.berlinischegalerie.de/en/home/
> Caf? Moskau: http://www.cafemoskau.com/en/history/
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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