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Re-use of old and Historical Objects of Military Architecture


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The former Reichsmilitärgericht in Berlin, of historical significance, has been turned into appartments in recent years

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Former Kaiser-Alexander-Garde-Grenadier-Kaserne on the Kupfergraben in Berlin, now also under different use.

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The Garde-Schützen-Kaserne in Groß-Lichterfelde, until recently, used by US Army, now accomodates a department of the "Bundesnachrichtendienst"

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The former Postfuhramt, Oranienburger Str. in Berlin, now used for businesses and offices. In the Oranienburger Straße once stood the Kaserne des 2. Garde-Regiments zu Fuß, this was still standing in the year 2001. Much has changed since, and no recent photos found.

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The condition a few years back.

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The Oranienburger Straße in a more recent photo. The old centre has undergone much "Gentrifizierung" and is now populated with "Yuppies",  "young entrepreneurs"  and "Latte Macciato Freaks"

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The former Graf-Goltz-Kaserne in Hamburg-Rahstedt is now a housing estate

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The former Boehn-Kaserne in Rahlstedt has also become a housing estate

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A corner of the former Lettow-Vorbeck-Kaserne now used as flats. The swastika is long gone.

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Abgeschlagene Köpfe der Leibstandarte: The heads of the figures from the US military barracks in Berlin-Lichterfelde, formerly the Leibstandarte-Kaserne, the SS-Runes clearly visible.

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Architecture & Art - Athenäum - Spree-Athen

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Victoria Denkmal auf dem Kreuzberg, Neugotisches Gußeisen. Neo-Gothic cast iron war memorial, 1813-1815 in 1826 by Karl Friedrich Schinkel,
one of Prussia's greatest artists and architects. Schinkel created the Iron Cross from a design by Friedrich Wilhelm III.

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Prinzessinnenpaar, Friederike und Louise by Johann Gottfried Schadow, Neue National Galerie, Berlin

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The Quadriga, Brandenburger Tor, by Schadow, 1796, the Iron Cross, a later addition.

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Schinkel statue on the reconstructed Schinkelplatz, in the background, the Friedrich-Werdersche-Kirche built by Schinkel.
Berlin-Mitte.

 

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Neue Wache created by Schinkel

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Die Neue Wache in earlier times.

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Alte National Galerie by Schinkel

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The Siegessäule or Victory Column commemorates the wars of 1864, 1866 and 1870/71, stood originally on the Königsplatz in Berlin, where later the Reichstag was built. In 1937 it was moved to the Großer Stern in the centre of the Tiergarten (former Ost-West-Achse). After the war, the French wanted to blow up the monument, but were restrained by the British and Americans. The Russians abstained from the decision. The column is crowned by a gilded Victoria figure and set with over 60 gilded bronze cannons captured from Danes, Austrians and French.

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I was stationed in Bitburg, awhile back...and worked in the former French Kaserne, which before that was a Germany Army Station. The image below shows two vehicle maintenance bays, which could accommodate the Panzer I and II models. These were right next to the building I worked out of. The buildings in the background are barracks. Inside they still had wooden rifle racks built into the walls so as the soldiers came out they could grab their guns. The basements still had the metal doors marked for infirmary and so forth. Most of these buildings were gutted about 5 years ago, or earlier to allow for renovation to turn them over to the German Government for housing. It was a very nice area and location, right across the street from the Bitburger Beer Plant, we used to get steam from them help heat the base. 

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