March 5, 2019

DDR meets Schadow — Mitte 362/365



On the right, a contemporary reproduction of the most famous statue by Schadow, the most famous sculptor in Prussia, 19th Century: the princesses of Prussia. Schadow is the guy who sculpted the quadriga on top of Brandenburg Gate, and he used to live in the house on the background.

On the left: one of the nicest examples of East Berlin architecture.





1 comment:

Anonymous said...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurab_Tsereteli
this guy is the most famous sculptor right now in Russia, if you ask anyone - first name comes up is definitly his.

And most hated :)))
For having too much money from government.

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