A line of Babylonian palms can be found at the entrance to the Klosterstraße U-Bahn station. It's a little something unexpected! For more murals, check out Monday Mural.
Although the palms have a very Art Deco appearance, the design actually comes from those found in King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylonian palace circa 604 - 562 BC! The tiles were installed in the Berlin U-Bahn in 1913 by architect Alfred Grenader.
Very decorative, though.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice!
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ReplyDeleteThey are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteLovely
ReplyDeleteThey look very Art Deco. I can't read German but if the date on the poster is the date it was created it's about the right era.
ReplyDeleteThey were put in the U-Bahn in 1913, but the original design is from the Babylonian era circa 604 - 562 BC. We have a whole museum full of stuff plundered from antiquity here in Berlin. I think this was part of the "leftovers". ;-)
DeleteIt is very different and unexpected!
ReplyDeleteIs it glazed or painted. Babylonian decoration was glazed but a bit difficult with those bricks I think or the whole wall was painted first and then shuffled into the oven.
ReplyDeleteVery nice done!.
ReplyDeleteUnexpected! Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteVery stylish and pretty.
ReplyDeleteLovely entrance!
ReplyDeleteElegant but if you hadn't said they're palms I probably would have never guessed. ;)
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ReplyDeleteLovely and quite unexpected to be found in an underground station!
ReplyDeleteI love this! It's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCurious and unusual!
ReplyDeleteOne passing look and memory before boarding the train.
ReplyDeleteIt's very original.
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery stylish!
ReplyDeleteHi Halcyon,
ReplyDeleteThe mural is very pretty and so is the station - thanks for the link.
Have a Wonderful Week!
Peace :)
Berlin is a tour of architectural history. I'd like to see it again - there is a chance we might get there next year,
ReplyDeleteLove the style and the rhythm of the repeated motif. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tiles. Hope they aren't hidden away.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a touch of art deco hidden away
ReplyDeleteNice decor. I assume this is art nouveau rather than art deco, but it has the feeling of both.
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