Jan
10
More pictures of Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz was a quintessential place in Berlin, especially in the eastern part of the city. There are books and films named after this square.
There is a lot more about Alexanderplatz in this blog:
http://www.weimarberlin.com/search/label/Alexanderplatz
Above: also from Georgenkirche, around 1930. Notice all the buildings: the Rotes Rathaus, the Cathedral among others. Source: Die Mauer/The Wall
Pic above shows the square seen from our days' World Time Clock. Not much has changed here, except the Tietz Department Store which no longer exists.
The restaurant Gross-Berlin in the pic above from 1932 was located in the building of the Grand Hotel am Alexanderplatz, corner of Alexanderstrasse and Neue Königstrasse.
There is a lot more about Alexanderplatz in this blog:
http://www.weimarberlin.com/search/label/Alexanderplatz
Above: also from Georgenkirche, around 1930. Notice all the buildings: the Rotes Rathaus, the Cathedral among others. Source: Die Mauer/The Wall
Pic above shows the square seen from our days' World Time Clock. Not much has changed here, except the Tietz Department Store which no longer exists.
The restaurant Gross-Berlin in the pic above from 1932 was located in the building of the Grand Hotel am Alexanderplatz, corner of Alexanderstrasse and Neue Königstrasse.