Saturday 28 April 2012

Berlin: Amazing Architecture

I will wrap up the Berlin posts with more examples of the amazing architecture in that city.  Often the buildings look unexciting on the outside but could be quite spectacular on the inside.


Buildings near Potsdamer Platz (Sony building in the distance)



Who would have thought the inside of the Deutscher Dom you see above would look like
this (below) -







The traditional-looking St. Hedwigs Kathedrale - the Catholic Church of Berlin
The unconventional interior with a horizontal crucifix (the 18th century church was completely gutted during the war)


the contemporary cupola




the magnificent organ


The German Historical Museum in a stunning I. M. Pei building


The Pei building from a different angle


Liebeskind's Jewish Museum, awe-inspiring on the outside, echoed on the inside


Sloped hallways  and ceilings
Holocaust Tower with no light other than a slit in the wall evoked strong feelings


It's a very powerful, emotive building - difficult to walk out untouched






The Garden of Exiles - there was no escape even when you're outside


The beautiful cupola of the Martin Gropius Bau Museum




The acoustically perfect Berlin Philharmonic Hall -
and on that harmonious note, we reached the end of my Berlin posts.  Thank you for coming along with me!

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