Are you interested in applying to THINK Global School but aren’t quite sure if it’s right for you? That’s OK! It’s a decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly. To help you in your application process, we’ve put together a list of five things we feel every applicant to THINK Global School should know. We hope you find them helpful. 1) You’ll gain an education by living and learning in the...
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BY THE TIME THE SOVIETS arrived in Berlin in 1945, much of it had been bombed by the Allies. The Soviets appropriated the telephone exchanges, streetcars, and anything else that was useful in Moscow, leaving the city a skeleton. Once the city was divided, the architects began the rebuilding process and were eager to create buildings that would leave a legacy.
What was once known as Stalin Allee is now Karl Marx Allee. It was to be the centerpiece for Soviet design. The buildings incorporated images of socialism, like wheat, into the ornamentation, but it was almost a Hollywood set. The beautiful street view was a contrast to the prefabricated concrete behind.
Was the plan to have the buildings large and the streets wide in order to make the people feel small? Is there ample open space because it simply wasn’t feasible to rebuild? Most importantly, what was it like to live in those buildings during the Cold War?
Read more about our tours with Niche Berlin.
Photography by Lindsay Clark