[1] MERCHANT SETTLEMENTS
[2] BERLIN THE CITY
1237 - Merchant settlement of Berlin and Colln are established 1230 - Church Nikolaikirche built 1390 - Berlin Town Hall Built
[6] HITLER’S PLAN
[3] THE REIGN OF FREIDRIK I
[4] THE INDUSTRIAL AGE
[5] VEIMAR REPUBLIC
1432 - Berlin and Colln merge 1701 - Berlin beomes the royal residence of 1647 - A path is lad out between City Palace and Freidrik I Tiergarten 1732 - Fortifications are torn down, the city ex1658 - 13 point fortress is built built around the city pands, and a new wall is erected. 1740 - 1780 - construction of many large representative buildings, manuments, and grand boulevards. 1846 - Volkspark Friedrichshain, a 52 hectare public park in the East, opens and is the first receational area for all social classes
1902 - U Bahn’s first line opens Many major industrial area expand.
Public housing built to keep up with growth in population. The most influential architects were: Bruno Taut Martin Wagner Walter Gropius
[7] THE CITY DIVIDED
[9] POST WALL/MODERN BERLIN
[8] 70’S AND 80’S A DEVELOPMENT COMPARISON
B E R L I N LONGITIDUAL A N A L Y S I S ANNE WELCH
ROWS 1 AND 2
These graphics depect the growth of a modern city. Specific plans and development that shaped each era are shown highlighted. By studying the history of a city, we can begin to understand why it is shaped the way it is today. Welthausptstadt Germania - Albert Speer
Berlin was divided into 4 Sectors: US, Britain, This era saw a growth in economic development Fracnce and USSR and transportation infrastructure in West Berlin, North/South plan was never constructed During this time, much of the city is destroyed by while development in East Berlin was mostly 1934 - 1937 - Small portion of East/West axis built bombing, and the wall is slowly erected between apartment buildings. broadened Charlottenburger Chaussee East and West. repalced Berlin vitory column
1989 - The Berlin wall falls, and the city is reunited.
1 X 1 KILOMETER
BERLIN CITY LIMITS
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ROW 3
Sections of the wall have been converted into parks and manuments. This map shows the old wall location, and the parks and open space currently in Berlin. A concentration around the wall is noticeable
By first observing the city on a block level and zooming out to a birds eye view, we can really see the structure and form of a city. Berlin has a largely grid structure, but has been shaped by its topography and history.
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