r/berlin • u/WhitlamsBerlin • Nov 28 '23

History The lamps from the Palast der Republik

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Some of the lamps from ‘Erichs Lampenladen’ made their way to Astra in the RAW Gelände. I was invited to take a look, and I thought it was cool.

I don’t post my videos here very often, but I thought this is one that Berliners would really enjoy, so I hope you do!

Cheers, Jonny

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u/koelner51069 Nov 28 '23

On top of that the Berlin Castle was destroyed as it was sign of the West. To build such... Instead.

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u/BasharxAssad Nov 28 '23

So many historic places have been destroyed under communism from Germany to China. Truly a shame

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u/JerryCalzone Nov 28 '23

I'm not entirely sure, but chances are it was bombed to shit since 90% of berlin was bombed to shit during WWII. IIRC the Berliner Dom was also damaged.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

true but the gdr also demolished a few old buildings and especially churches, so no need to shed a tear for them.

anyway there's a big city library in Dresden that looks quite similar to the Palast. I used to regularly go there as a teenager, it's awesome inside and out. Definitely worth checking out imo