Potsdamer Platz Skyscrapers in the Fog
A foggy day in December: the tops of the two high-rise buildings Kollhoff Tower and Bahntower almost disappear in the clouds.
Year: 2005
Approaching Berlin Tegel Airport by Car
Approaching Tegel Airport by car.
Potsdamer Platz: Weinhaus Huth and Umbrellas
The backside of Potsdamer Platz on a rainy day – view to Weinhaus Huth (also called Haus Huth) and people with umbrellas rushing by.
Potsdamer Platz
“Potsdamer Platz” lettering above the entrance to the S-Bahn station. In the background, the Beisheim-Center and the P5 (Potsdamer Platz 5) by architect Kollhoff.
Potsdamer Platz Model
A model of Potsdamer Platz in the Potsdamer Platz Arcaden.
Sony Center Roof at Potsdamer Platz
View of the spectacular roof of the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz by the architects Helmut Jahn and Murphy/Jahn Architects. On the right is the Bahntower, also by Helmut Jahn and Murphy/Jahn Architects.
Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz
Construction of a toboggan run at Potsdamer Platz – Debis Center in the fog.
Palace of the Republic, TV Tower
Direct from the archive: new old pictures of the end of the Palace of the Republic.
Since 1976, the Palace of the Republic has also served as the seat of the GDR’s People’s Chamber. For many citizens of the GDR, the Palace was also a very popular destination because of the many good restaurants, bars and other recreational facilities close to the people. In 1990, the first freely elected People’s Chamber approved the Unification Treaty between the GDR and the FRG – the beginning of the end of the GDR was decided in the Palace of the Republic.
While the GDR was still in power, it was decided to close the Palace of the Republic because it was contaminated with asbestos and to decontaminate it down to the foundation walls. That, in turn, was the beginning of the end of the Palast der Republik.
Palast der Republik / Berliner Dom
View of the facade of the Palace of the Republic from the Lustgarten. On the left in the picture the Berliner Dom (“Berlin Cathedral”).
Departure Hall of Airport Helsinki Vantaa
This year we are not going to Finland over Christmas – but I take this pre-Christmas time to finally post some of the pictures of the airport Vantaa….
The IBM Personal Computer
The IBM Personal Computer on display in a window in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg. Actually – my window, back in the days when we still had our office in Oderberger Strasse 2. So next to the IBM you also see a mini DIY TV-Tower which can be downloaded from here.
IBM PC with Modem
Another photo of my old IBM PC together with the modem we used to connect to the internet, which basically did not exist back in the days.
Queensboro Bridge, Manhattan Skyline by Night
View from Queens to the Queensboro Bridge, Manhattan Skyline, Empire State Building by night.
American Standard (Radiator) Building / Empire State Building
New York skyline view towards the top of the American Standard Building (Radiator Building) and Empire State Building
Contrast and Brightness controls of a IBM Screen
Oh how I loved to play around with the contrast and brightness controls – and it was just so intuitive. Today no computer screen I know has extra buttons to control brightness and contrast – but back in the days, at least the screen of the IBM PC had this basic set of controls.
IBM Personal Computer
A ‘portrait’ of the IBM Personal Computer – the original PC – my first computer. What a beauty! Two floppy drives, one RGB screen – and loaded with a promising 64 kBytes of RAM. We also had an Acoustic Coupler which would connect me to the world whenever I liked – although there was not much to connect to.
Stanley Kubrick Exhibition Opening (2005)
Pictures from the exhibition opening at the Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin.
In 2005, there was a comprehensive exhibition on Stanley Kubrick and his work at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. There was a wealth of props, photos and models of film sets on display — and of course film clips.