Berlin: Masterpieces Of Architecture; Author: Kaldor, Andras; English;German; Paperback

Author: Kaldor, Andras
Paperback; 100 Colour Illustrations
94 pages
Published: March 2002
Antique Collectors' Club
Language: English;German
ISBN: 185149362X

The importance of Berlin has changed from being on the front line between the opposing armies of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, to becoming once again the capital city of reunited Germany.Most of the City's buildings are now either new or restored after the war. In the last ten years entire new districts have grown up on the site of the now disappeared Berlin Wall. The illustrations include the Reichstag with its new glass dome, museums and churches around the Unter den Linden and on Museum Island, the restored old districts just north and east of the centered, government buildings and the gleaming new development around Potsdamer Platz. All these make Berlin an exciting and changing city for those interested in architecture. The book illustrates some forty of these buildings, withMasterpieces of Architecture. A beautiful selection of watercolours of new and restored buildings from both sides of Berlin, now again the capital of reunited Germany. Masterpieces of Architecture. A beautiful selection of watercolours of new and restored buildings from both sides of Berlin, now again the capital of reunited Germany.In the last decade of the 20th century, whole new districts grew up on the site of the now-disappeared Berlin Wall. This book examines some 40 buildings from this area, giving details of the architects concerned, and dates of construction or reconstruction.