Interbau - Wikipedia
WEBThe International Building Exhibition (Interbau) opened on July 6, 1957, in West Berlin's Hansa neighborhood. [1] Situated in a park, Interbau showcased an array of designs by the foremost Western architects from 14 countries.
Berlin Crisis of 1958–1959 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Berlin Crisis of 1958–1959 was a crisis over the status of West Berlin during the Cold War. It resulted from efforts by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to react strongly against American nuclear warheads located in West Germany, and build up the prestige of the Soviet satellite state of East Germany.
Timeline of Berlin - Wikipedia
WEB9 April: Neue Kirche completed in Friedrichstadt. Frankfurter Allee built. Berlin merges with the cities of Cölln, Dorotheenstadt, Friedrichstadt, and Friedrichswerder to create the capital and royal residence of Berlin. Population: 55,196.
Berlin in the 1950s: The Berlin Crisis and Stunning Photos
WEBIn the 1950s, Berlin was a microcosm of the Cold War. The eastern half of Berlin was controlled by the communist government of East Germany, whereas the western half was occupied and supplied by the United States and its allies. Problems plagued Berlin’s communist section.
The History of Interbau 1957 - hansaviertel.berlin
WEBIn September 1957, the Senate synchronized Interbau with a large-scale industrial fair held on the exhibition grounds, focusing on the construction industry to great public appeal. Interbau was also intended as a response to the construction projects in …
The Berlin Crisis, - Office of the Historian
WEBThe division of Germany and its capital city of Berlin among the four victors of the Second World War was frozen in time by the onset of the Cold War despite the postwar agreements to unify the zones.
Interbau 1957 - hansaviertel.berlin
WEBThe History of Interbau 1957. In addition to its importance for the reconstruction of the Hansaviertel and Berlin, Interbau was regarded as a model of democratic urban design.
Interbau ’57: Exploring Berlin’s Hansaviertel
WEBDespite the presence of so many prominent architects, the exhibition—known officially as the Internationale Bauaustellung 1957, or Interbau 57 for short—was not merely a demonstration of residential buildings.
Berlin Interbau (1957) - Architectuul
WEBThe international architecture exhibition Interbau opened on July 6, 1957 in Berlin's Hansa neighborhood. It came to be seen as a tangible example of Germany's modernization and a side effect of the Cold War.
The Berlin Wall crisis: the view from below, an article from History …
WEBBehind the famous international upset triggered in November 1958, when Khrushchev ordered the western powers to vacate the western sectors of Berlin, lurked a number of other domestic crises. The first regards the open border to West Berlin and the problem of what the East German authorities called 'flight from the Republic' (Republikflucht).