Back in Leipzig for a street art event, IBUG, about which I’ll be writing a post shortly, I took the… Read more A marvel of art deco architecture: the Grassi Museum in Leipzig
Tag: Modernity
Weimar, the origins of the Bauhaus
Weimar is a small town in Thuringia, the smallest German state if you exclude the city states (Bremen, Hamburg and… Read more Weimar, the origins of the Bauhaus
If you like the Berlin Philharmonic, visit the library designed by Hans Scharoun
Hans Scharoun was the architect of the Berlin Philharmonic, a building that is very characteristic in its form and colours.… Read more If you like the Berlin Philharmonic, visit the library designed by Hans Scharoun
Berlin breweries in Prenzlauer Berg
I have already had the opportunity to deal with Berlin’s industrial past and its cultural heritage from the end of… Read more Berlin breweries in Prenzlauer Berg
Alexanderplatz, East Berlin
Before the great destruction of the Second World War, Alexanderplatz was at the centre of a very dense working-class district,… Read more Alexanderplatz, East Berlin
A Unesco site in Berlin: Wohnstadt Carl Legien
Six sites, grouped under the theme of architectural modernity in Berlin, are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. I have… Read more A Unesco site in Berlin: Wohnstadt Carl Legien
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