Sheet 19900730 Photo 19

Image of sheet 19900730 photo 19: © 1990, Olivia Heussler / www.clic.li Potsdamer-Platz ist besetzt von Obdachlosen in Zelten. Refugees from the Eastern block are sitting in front of their tents on the Potsdamerplatz near the former wall that divided East- and Westgermany. Ebertstrasse auf ehemaligem Mauerstreifen. Deutschland 1990 √ Berlin Potsdamer Platz (German: [potsdamaː plats] ( listen), literally Potsdam Square) is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany, lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag (German Parliament Building), and close to the southeast corner of the Tiergarten park. It is named after the city of Potsdam, some 25 km to the south west, and marks the point where the old road from Potsdam passed through the city wall of Berlin at the Potsdam Gate. After developing within the space of little over a century from an intersection of rural thoroughfares into the most bustling traffic intersection in Europe it was totally laid waste during World War II and then left desolate during the Cold War era when the Berlin Wall bisected its former location. Since German reunification, Potsdamer Platz has been the site of major redevelopment projects.
Color: Black & White
Type: Positive, Negative, Digital
Formats: 18x24
Chemistry: Baryt
Country: Deutschland
Region: Potsdamerplatz
Place: Berlin
Date: Sep 25, 1990
Keywords: Wohnen, Bevölkerung