Charlottenburger Chaussee 109
13597 Berlin
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A Boulevard for Communism!
"Palaces for workers!" was the rallying cry when the GDR realised this
new district on the ruins of war in the early 1950s. Marx and Schinkel
were the godfathers. Socialist classicism. And they became palaces for
the workers! Hygienic, luxurious, socially mixed and monumental.
new district on the ruins of war in the early 1950s. Marx and Schinkel
were the godfathers. Socialist classicism. And they became palaces for
the workers! Hygienic, luxurious, socially mixed and monumental.
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Tour Zwei Modelle Stadt - die Karl-Marx-Allee 1949-69
Tour Zwei Modelle Stadt - die Karl-Marx-Allee 1949-69
Tour Zwei Modelle Stadt - die Karl-Marx-Allee 1949-69
Tour Zwei Modelle Stadt - die Karl-Marx-Allee 1949-69
In the
second construction phase between Strausberger Platz and Alexanderplatz,
you can experience magnificent examples of the so-called late modernism
of the GDR.
It doesn't get more modern and international in
construction and style. Get to know Richard Paulick, Josef Kaiser or
Hermann Henselmann; great architects who unjustly do not have a similar
status to Western star architects of the time. We will also include the
Hansaviertel, the West's answer to the Stalinallee, in our narrative.
Where the planners of the Stalinallee looked back historically, the West
had the most famous architects of modernity.
We can warmly recommend
the Hansaviertel tour as a conclusive addition. After these tours you
will understand why these two quarters, these "two sides of the same
coin", will soon be UNESCO World Heritage Sites...
Additional information
meeting point: in front the Komos, Karl-Marx-Allee 131A, 10243 Berlin U Frankfurter Tor
Tour duration: 2 hours
