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Museum of German History


Museum of German History
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Copyright: Biswarup Satpati (biswarup) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 58 W: 0 N: 70] (1428)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-12-19
Categories: Nature
Camera: Sony CyberShot DSC-H1
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Night [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-12-20 3:42
Viewed: 271
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Zeughaus or armoury, which today houses the German Historical Museum, is Berlin's largest preserved baroque structure. Four master builders worked on the royal armoury between 1695 and 1706. The first, Arnold Nering, died shortly after the foundation stone was laid, his successor Martin Grünberg resigned in 1698; the third, Andreas Schlüter, who created the renowned masks of dying warriors, was relieved of his post when the attica collapsed as a result of a structural miscalculation. The building was finally completed by Jean de Bodt - for the moment.

In 1877, Friedrich Hitzig delivered plans for the reconstruction of the Zeughaus to a Prussian Hall of Fame with a military museum. In 1952, the leadership of the GDR commissioned Otto Haesler with the restoration and remodelling of the building as a Museum of German History.

The German Historical Museum was launched with an opening ceremony in the Reichstag building in the west part of the city in 1987. At the time, there were plans for a new museum building around the area of the Reichstag building. Architect Aldo Rossi won the competition that was announced in 1988. When the Berlin Wall collapsed, the situation changed: the site was now required for the new chancellory building.
In 1990, the German Historical Museum took over the GDR Museum of German History and with it, the Zeughaus. The façade was restored between 1994 and 1998 and its former yellow coat replaced by the historically authentic pink tone.

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Bonjour.
Superbe photo nocturne.
La batiment est rès net et bien cadré.
Félicitations !

Hi Biswarup,
I love your night-shot - the blue is so wonderful, also all the lights, very well done. The stars around are beautiful, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda

great picture
good POV
tfs
Marco

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  • drum Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 119 W: 45 N: 22] (625)
  • [2006-12-20 11:02]

good night shot
nice color and light
clear and neat
good PoV

regards

Excellent compo, beautiful coloursa and lights.

TFS,

Andreea

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