Clash of systems (3) - Interbau ’57 - Kaiser Friedrich Gedächtniskirche

Europe, Germany, Berlin, Hansavierel, Händelallee, Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtniskirche, Sieg des Lichts (slightly cut from B)

Some weeks ago the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall was celebrated. A good occasion to revisit the Berlin pics I made during the 20th anniversary and highlight some places with historical significance. This and the following posts will feature some modernist structures created for the Interbau (IBA) ’57 building manifestation.

The Interbau 57 exposition was not only a redevelopment of the Hanseviertel, which was destroyed in the WW2, and an architecture and urbanism manifestation, but also a political statement.
The wall wasn’t in place yet and the West-Germany wanted to show East Berlin and the DDR its economic and design mettle. Capitalism vs Communism. And the ‘international style’, Modernism, was looked upon as the style that would send that message. And many renown modernistic architects designed buildings for the new Hansaviertel.

Shown here is the 10x12m modernist ‘Sieg des Lichts (Victory of the light) Glasornamentfenster (stained glass window) (Georg Meistermann ) of the modernist Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtniskirche (1957, Ludwig Lemmer). It is the only edifice of the Hansaviertel that's constructed exactly on the same spot as its destructed predecessor.

Taken in: Deutschland / Bundesland Berlin / Berlin / Moabit (show map)

Taken on: November 6, 2009

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Europe

Germany

Hansavierel

Händelallee

Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtniskirche

Sieg des Lichts

Victory of light

Georg Meistermann

Ludwig Lemmer

stained glass window

church

Glasornamentfenster « less

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-G1, f/4.5, 1/60 sec, 14mm (=28mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-G1
Lens:	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45/F3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	14mm (35mm equivalent: 28mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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