Friday, October 10

Photo Safari: Sculptures in Berlin

In Berlin the main waterway is the river Spree. Between 1845 and 1850 the Landwehrkanal, going through Charlottenburg, Tiergarten and Kreuzberg was built. From the Waterloo Bridge at Kreuzberg I shot this photo and hope you agree that the nature itself is a beautiful sculpture.The most known sculpture bust be Brandenburger Tor, the momumental entry to the boulevard Unter den Linden. On top of the gate is the Quadriga, the chariot drawn by four horses driven by Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory. As in 1793, when it was originally installed, the Quadriga faces east.
The monumental ruins of Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche at the top of K`damm has been a sculpture sins the Allied forces bombed the city at the end of 2nd world war.
and Siegesseule from 1864 with Golden Lizzy on the top, makes a hop on hop off tour mandatory.
In the city part Mitte, we may find the Museum of Communication, another beautiful sculptural building.
The Bismark Memorial close to Grosser Stern is a typical "classic" sculpture
and the same is the statue of Frederick II of Prussia at Unter den Linden.
If you are tired of old fashion you may also find hundreds of "modern" sculptures in Berlin. This one is in Pcrenzlauer Alle, east of Alexander Platz, and he is certainly watching his steps in the sky.
This 250 liter wine barrel is placed outside the "Arkaden" shopping center at Potsdamer Platz
This quadruple engine (tagged down) is in Gitchiner Strasse, Kreutzberg, shows the "realistic" art during the DDR periode.
If you want kangaroo meat, go to the "Down under Restaurant" under the new modern dome in the fantastic Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz.
but if you really want to go under, the Galeries Lafayette is the place.
That makes the end of today photo safari from Berlin

9 comments:

Pernille said...

Det er alltid så koselig å se på bildene dine og lese hva du skriver. Jeg lærer en hel del om de stedene du/dere har vært.

Forbausa jaggu gubben min her om dagen da jeg la ut om en liten vakker Italiensk landsby jeg hadde sett inne hos deg. Skal si han ble forbauset over det jeg fortalte og han sa: Hvor i all verden har du funnet ut dette? Hos Arne, sa jeg stolt. Så bra at noen kan lære deg om geografi, sa han og smilte. For jeg er jo ikke akkurat så kjent for å kunne så mye om det. Men du har fått opp interessen min!

Fantastisk vakre bilder og jeg fryder meg nok en gang over dem.

Ha ei koselig helg:)

Anonymous said...

Great pics of Berlin. I hope to get to Germany some day and visit my family in Magdeburg. I was impressed to see you have an Aussie restaurant complete with Kangaroo on the menu. Happy SWF

FO - 2 said...

Du verden.
Dette er en flott serie.
Mange gode bilder.
Og jeg kan slett ikke velge èn favoritt her.

Ivar Østtun said...

Flotte og interessante bilder Arne. Ser ut til å være en flott by, hvertfall slik du presenterer den :-)
Jepp, du skal ikke se bort i fra at det vil komme noen kalde vinterlige uværsbilder fra denne kanten i løpet av de kommende måneder. Begynner å fryse på fingrene bare på tanken :-)
Ta vare på deg selv. Håper formen er stigende :-) Ha ei fin helg.

Rune Eide said...

Takk for omvisningen - synd med været!

PS Som du sikkerrskjønte, holdt jeg i kameratet - ikke fiskestangen! Det så ellers ut som om fangsten ble mager.

Arija said...

Thank you for the tour of Berlin. Since my heart is no longer compatible with large aircraft there is no other way for me to revisit places I have known except through other's eyes, so thanks again.

Torsdag 1952 said...

I hope you enjoyed "BERLIN". I have to take some time to see places you did. I'm only paying for the apartment my son is living in.
Hope you found special "westfälischen Schinken" in the KDW (nice shopping center)!!!

Gretchen said...

This is one of those places I have to see before I leave this world. Thanks for letting me "see" it through your eyes.

Unknown said...

Meget flott bilde serie med mange flotte motiver, Arne.