A highlight in the electrification of Berlin was
1928 promotion
week "Berlin in light". The capital presented itself as a
trend-setting, radiant city of lights, which should convince
even the most reluctant Berliner
of the beneficial power of the socket.
"The intensity of a cosmopolitan city can be measured by the intensity of its nocturnal lights. If no lights burn at night, you're not in a city but in a dark province town. " Hugo Häring, architect.
"Light is an important issue for Berlin, because Berlin has grown up with the electronics industry. AEG, Siemens and Osram were the major industrial companies that shaped the industrialization of the capital at the end of the 19th century, at the turn of the 20th century, and which also contributed to the rapid growth of Berlin. " Daniel Morat, historian.
With the introduction of night work in brightly lit workshops, many companies increased their profits. Electric light also opened up new creative possibilities: numerous facades and monuments were illuminated, colorful neon signs shaped the nocturnal cityscape.
That changed the city life. The whole image of Berlin as a Babel of all Sins has a lot to do with this artificial lighting. The whole entertainment industry - theaters, cinemas, cabarets - all benefited from this new technology.
We may add that still in our days, nearly a century later, Berlin hosts a Festival of Lights every year in October.
For
that occasion
Kurt Weill composed his famous “light song”, a fox-trot, and Bertolt Brecht
wrote the lyrics:
"Das ist kein lauschiges Plätzchen, das ist eine ziemliche Stadt,
damit man da alles gut sehen kann, da braucht man schon einige Watt.
Na wat denn, na wat denn, was ist das für ne Stadt denn?"
"This is not a remote spot somewhere, this is quite a big place,
If you will see properly everything in Berlin, you need a few watts.
So watt kind of city is this one? Watt kind? Watt kind?”
"The intensity of a cosmopolitan city can be measured by the intensity of its nocturnal lights. If no lights burn at night, you're not in a city but in a dark province town. " Hugo Häring, architect.
"Light is an important issue for Berlin, because Berlin has grown up with the electronics industry. AEG, Siemens and Osram were the major industrial companies that shaped the industrialization of the capital at the end of the 19th century, at the turn of the 20th century, and which also contributed to the rapid growth of Berlin. " Daniel Morat, historian.
With the introduction of night work in brightly lit workshops, many companies increased their profits. Electric light also opened up new creative possibilities: numerous facades and monuments were illuminated, colorful neon signs shaped the nocturnal cityscape.
That changed the city life. The whole image of Berlin as a Babel of all Sins has a lot to do with this artificial lighting. The whole entertainment industry - theaters, cinemas, cabarets - all benefited from this new technology.
We may add that still in our days, nearly a century later, Berlin hosts a Festival of Lights every year in October.
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| Click to hear the song |
"Das ist kein lauschiges Plätzchen, das ist eine ziemliche Stadt,
damit man da alles gut sehen kann, da braucht man schon einige Watt.
Na wat denn, na wat denn, was ist das für ne Stadt denn?"
"This is not a remote spot somewhere, this is quite a big place,
If you will see properly everything in Berlin, you need a few watts.
So watt kind of city is this one? Watt kind? Watt kind?”
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| By artist Lesser Ury, 1922 |
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