COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Belle-Alliance Platz - Mehringplatz
title
Belle-Alliance Platz - Mehringplatz
Title
false
Creation Date:
1730
creation_date
1730
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1976
image_date
1976
Image Date
false
Period:
18th century ; 19th century ; 20th century
period
18th century ; 19th century ; 20th century
Period
false
Location:
Berlin
location
Berlin
Location
false
Country:
GERMANY
country
GERMANY
Country
false
Display Creator:
DÜTTMANN, Werner
display_creator
DÜTTMANN, Werner
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
12-0118
image_id
12-0118
Image ID
false
Description:
Aerial view: Mehringplatz (originally called Belle-Alliance Platz) from a photograph displayed onsite. This image shows the square as it was in 1976. Originally was laid out in the mid 18th century and in 1815 re-named after the Battle of Waterloo (known in Prussia as the Battle of Belle-Alliance). The Peace Column (Sculptor: C.D. RAUCH) in the centre dates from 1830 and is the only remaining feature from this time. The area was destroyed at the end of WW2. The square was renamed, after a socialist historian Franz Mehring, and eventually rebuilt in the 1960s as subsidised housing (SCHAROUN , DÜTTMANN), after the Berlin Wall had been constructed close by. The square is now (2012) awaiting a fresh redevelopment. Photographs of the area like this, taken at various dates, have been displayed around it as part of the public consultation process. An 'urban art venture' called The Berlin Oracle is also planned to promote the area: see also < http://www.theberli… > .
description
Aerial view: Mehringplatz (originally called Belle-Alliance Platz) from a photograph displayed onsite. This image shows the square as it was in 1976. Originally was laid out in the mid 18th century and in 1815 re-named after the Battle of Waterloo (known in Prussia as the Battle of Belle-Alliance). The Peace Column (Sculptor: C.D. RAUCH) in the centre dates from 1830 and is the only remaining feature from this time. The area was destroyed at the end of WW2. The square was renamed, after a socialist historian Franz Mehring, and eventually rebuilt in the 1960s as subsidised housing (SCHAROUN , DÜTTMANN), after the Berlin Wall had been constructed close by. The square is now (2012) awaiting a fresh redevelopment. Photographs of the area like this, taken at various dates, have been displayed around it as part of the public consultation process. An 'urban art venture' called The Berlin Oracle is also planned to promote the area: see also < http://www.theberlinoracle.de/index.php?id=000&lang=en > .
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Related Information:
Berlin redevelopments. For more information see also < http://www.kunstwel… > .
related_information
Berlin redevelopments. For more information see also < http://www.kunstwelt-berlin.de/english/kwev.htm > .
Related Information
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
SCHAROUN, Hans
creator
SCHAROUN, Hans
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1893
creator_dates_born
1893
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1972
creator_dates_died
1972
Creator Dates - Died
false
Creator Role:
Architect for the master plan.
creator_role
Architect for the master plan.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
German.
nationality
German.
Nationality
false
Creator:
DÜTTMANN, Werner
creator
DÜTTMANN, Werner
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1921
creator_dates_born
1921
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Dates - Died:
1983
creator_dates_died
1983
Creator Dates - Died
false
Creator Role:
Architect.
creator_role
Architect.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
German.
nationality
German.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Streetscapes (Urban design) -- Germany
subject_heading
Streetscapes (Urban design) -- Germany
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Architecture -- Germany
subject_heading
Architecture -- Germany
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Architecture -- 1900-2000
subject_heading
Architecture -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Columns
subject_heading
Columns
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Housing -- Germany
subject_heading
Housing -- Germany
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Round buildings
subject_heading
Round buildings
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
subject_heading
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Urban renewal -- Germany
subject_heading
Urban renewal -- Germany
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
City squares -- Germany
subject_heading
City squares -- Germany
Subject Heading
false