“Spreedreieck” by Mark Braun Architekten, 2008
Friedrichstrasse, Regierungsviertel
Berlin, September 2011
“So much has been accomplished since reunification, yet Berlin remains a work in progress. The biggest project of 2009, the Spreedreieck , is a 10-story office high-rise situated on the triangular plot of land next to Friedrichstrasse station. Designed by the late Mark Braun, its twin glass towers echo the blueprint of the Modernist building Ludwig Mies van der Rohe conceived for the site back in 1929. The new structure preserves the GDR-era Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears), so-named because the Friedrichstrasse station was where West Berliners had to say their teary farewells after visiting their relatives and friends stuck behind the Iron Curtain.” (Spreedreieck, Lonely Planet)
I like this a lot...and I appreciated the historical info.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful building but such a sad story.
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