The Sony Centre -
Potsdamer Platz
Yesterday visited Potsdamer Platz a melting pot for some of the greatest architects of the world. The biggest crossroads and the heart of Europe in the 1920's, this square was raised to the ground by bombs in the war. In the past ten years, this vast waste land has been bisected by the Wall it has now become a flourishing business centre.
The Sony Centre designed by Helmet Jahn seen here to the left is the headquarters for Sony Europe. It is like a vast tent over the buildings. The light plays with water features and the circular hole at the top of the tent like canopy lets in snow in the winter into a huge pool at the base. Snow can build up to make a stunning spectacle.
Later visited the Gemaldegalerie to see a fine show of Die Brucke works by Emile Nolde. In the next few days will return to the are to see a surrealist show at the Neue Nationalgalerie designed by Mies van der Rohe.
My legs were aching after so much walking and it was time to head back to the apartment.
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