Look closely and you'll see a Phoenix rising above the Berliner Philharmonie building in the middle of Berlin's Kulturforum.
The bird was designed by Berlin native Hans Uhlmann and represents how the city of Berlin arose from the ashes of WWII and once again became a bright and vibrant city. The Kulturforum is just a short walk from Potsdamer Platz, which itself is a symbol of the reunification of East and West.
Awesome capture, Hal! I hope your new job is going well, I know that it can be a little stressful in the beginning stages. :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent symbolism!
ReplyDeleteAmazing sculpture Hal, I Googled to see the full design, incredible!
ReplyDeletep.s. hope you're playing golf right now :)
Very apt!
ReplyDeleteA very appropriate symbol for your city!
ReplyDeleteExcellent. I echo the sentiments of the above writers.
ReplyDeleteHa the famous Hal by Hans Scharoun. Went there to a concert once with my whole office on an architecture excursion. Great design and acoustics.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see it rise, only the "Phoenix" looks to me more like a snail on the back of a massive turtle. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's tricky to get something like that at the top of a building. Revrunner's comment is funny.
ReplyDeleteThis must be new. I don't remember hearing about this when we last visited, although that was some years ago. We will be back too early for the fall season of most performing arts organizations but maybe we'll get lucky.
ReplyDeleteMany people don't realize it's there. Even natives.
DeleteVery cool!
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