5471 x 3648 px | 46,3 x 30,9 cm | 18,2 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
April 2013
Ort:
Chapel of Reconciliation Grounds, Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse, Berlin, Germany
Weitere Informationen:
A nearby information panel reads: 'The Reconciliation Church was walled in after the Wall was built in 1961. It stood on the border strip since the mid-sixties, and, until it was blown up in 1985, it was surrounded on all sides by border fortifications. Because of its name, and the fact that the tower seemed to reach to the heavens behind the Wall almost accusingly, it became a symbol of Berlin's division. Well into the eighties it was commemorated in the media on memorial days as an icon of the divided city.' The red brick nave of the church was blown up on 22 January 1985 and the spire destroyed six days later. The spire cross, bent by the impact of the fall, was saved, and is now an open-air exhibit in the grounds of the Chapel of Reconciliation, built on the foundations of the church after the wall fell in 1989. These masonry items, from the spire of the church, were also saved. The circular image seal of the 'Lamb of God' was positioned above the main door of the church facing Bernauer Strasse. The other items are from the spire's bell tower. The tape fence warns of an area replanted with rye grass.
