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Bildvortrag »Der Berliner Dom«
Photo lecture “The Berlin Cathedral”
Event by: DDR Museum
Location: Three Girls One Boy Statue, Sankt Wolfgang-Straße 2, Berlin - Mitte
About event
A building in the heart of the city.
The Berlin Cathedral, which opened in 1905, was badly damaged by bombing raids during the war. With its figures blackened by burn marks and its makeshift dome, it looked like a relic of the past in the 1950s and 1960s on the edge of Marx-Engels-Platz with its mass marches and military parades. In 1976 it got a new neighbor, the Palace of the Republic, whose glass facade reflected it. If it had been torn down, the foundation of the palace would also have been out of balance, which can also be seen symbolically. Under Erich Honecker, state and church tried to achieve unity. Finally, as part of the church building program with western help, the cathedral was restored and filled with new life.
COOPERATION WITH THE LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR
SPATIAL-BUSED SOCIAL RESEARCH E.V. (IRS)
Lecture:
Sonja Tubbesing, cathedral builder, Berlin
Moderation:
Sören Marotz, exhibition director DDR Museum, Berlin
The Berlin Cathedral, which opened in 1905, was badly damaged by bombing raids during the war. With its figures blackened by burn marks and its makeshift dome, it looked like a relic of the past in the 1950s and 1960s on the edge of Marx-Engels-Platz with its mass marches and military parades. In 1976 it got a new neighbor, the Palace of the Republic, whose glass facade reflected it. If it had been torn down, the foundation of the palace would also have been out of balance, which can also be seen symbolically. Under Erich Honecker, state and church tried to achieve unity. Finally, as part of the church building program with western help, the cathedral was restored and filled with new life.
COOPERATION WITH THE LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR
SPATIAL-BUSED SOCIAL RESEARCH E.V. (IRS)
Lecture:
Sonja Tubbesing, cathedral builder, Berlin
Moderation:
Sören Marotz, exhibition director DDR Museum, Berlin