Kosmos cinema, Berlin, August 2021
This attractive building was built in 1961 as one of the largest and most modern cinemas in GDR. Its smooth colour-flecked exterior really stands out amongst its surrounding buildings on Karl-Marx-Allee. Both its name and its design were inspired by the space race of the times; even the interior lights were built to resemble the jets of a space rocket. The place has been an event centre since 2006.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 4 September 2021
Posted as part of Skywatch Friday and Weekend Sky
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It’s amazing how much the space race influenced design back in the 50’s and early 60’s. This building reminds me a little of a mid-century modern one might see out in Palm Springs.
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Great shot: the sky and building really complement each other.
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Yes. They do,now I have been to Berlin.
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It’s amazing how much difference the weather makes. I walked that street 4 times now and the buildings move between gloom of Cold War and clarity of Socialist modernism
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