This beautiful dome structure celebrates freedom of conscience and immigration. It stands on the ground of the former Bethlehem Church which was a center of worship for religious outcasts from Bohemia who were invited to resettle in what was then Prussian Berlin by Frederick William I.
Unfortunately, the original church was destroyed during the bombings of WWII, but this monument entitled Memoria Urbana Berlin was erected as a temporary art installment in 2013. It was so well-received that local administrators got permission to make it permanent. With the recent wave of immigrants and refugees to Germany, I find this memorial even more poignant. We need only to look to the past to help shape the future.
I hope you have a blue sky weekend ahead of you. It's looking a bit gray and cloudy here, but we've had such a spectacular fall, I can hardly complain. You'll find more skies at Skywatch.
PS: Don't forget to stop by Halcyon Travels for a look at my recent trip to Israel.
Unfortunately, the original church was destroyed during the bombings of WWII, but this monument entitled Memoria Urbana Berlin was erected as a temporary art installment in 2013. It was so well-received that local administrators got permission to make it permanent. With the recent wave of immigrants and refugees to Germany, I find this memorial even more poignant. We need only to look to the past to help shape the future.
I hope you have a blue sky weekend ahead of you. It's looking a bit gray and cloudy here, but we've had such a spectacular fall, I can hardly complain. You'll find more skies at Skywatch.
PS: Don't forget to stop by Halcyon Travels for a look at my recent trip to Israel.
Interesting post! Berlin never ceases to amaze.
ReplyDeleteGreat angle!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shot.
ReplyDeleteA very interesting and significant art work.
ReplyDeleteYou found an interesting angle for this photo.
ReplyDeleteIt's a really fine photo and I appreciate the comments expressed in your commentary.
ReplyDeleteReally great! In Portuguese it would be: "Memória Urbana". :-)
ReplyDeleteMy hotel was near there and I passed by it some times and imagined it replaced a destroyed church. I didn't see it as a temporary work of art.
ReplyDeleteThe round shapes are very elegant.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful piece, Hal.
ReplyDeleteThe Santa Claus Parade is this Sunday - supposed to be 12˚C and sunny!
I like this one. Very striking.
ReplyDeleteHere we're in the second day of rain, but we can always use some of that.
Beautiful piece!
ReplyDeleteYes refugees welcome, whatever haters may say , we are all humans. We had a wonderful fall in Berlin, so as you say we cannot complain and I love when night starts already at 4h30pm. Your pic is beautiful and the Memoria Urbana is a great installation.Love it.
ReplyDeleteYes refugees welcome, whatever haters may say , we are all humans. We had a wonderful fall in Berlin, so as you say we cannot complain and I love when night starts already at 4h30pm. Your pic is beautiful and the Memoria Urbana is a great installation.Love it.
ReplyDeleteTestimony to the power of art.
ReplyDeleteI love this image!
ReplyDeleteIt seems to cover all of us and yet let us breathe.
ReplyDeleteVery nice monument and a nice shot.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful sky! I like the perspective too!
ReplyDeleteThings are looking up.
ReplyDeleteFreedom of conscience and immigration is having some difficulties these days. A troubling time.
ReplyDeleteYou couldn't have chosen a better angle Hal, your composition expresses perfectly what the dome represents.
ReplyDeleteYou couldn't have chosen a better angle Hal, your composition expresses perfectly what the dome represents.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know this. It's lovely.
ReplyDeleteThe sky was blue here today (Sunday) but to be honest, I couldn't have cared less if it had poured with rain, hail or daggers...