1990

Eastern Europe

 

East Berlin

 

Berlin cathedral as reflected in the windows of The Volkskammer, the DDR parliament

 

Neue Wache 1816-18
(designed by Friedrich Shinkel as a monument to fallen war soldiers)

(the East German government made it a monument to victims of the Nazi period)

 

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Wittenberg, Germany

 

Wittenberg with Castle church tower in background

 

fountain in courtyard of Luther home

 

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Meissen, Germany

 

 

coal dumped from a wagon
is shoveled into basement for home heating

 

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Dresden, Germany

 

Sachsen Palace with a mural of the Sachsen Rulers

 

ruins (1990) of the area where the Dresden Frauenkirche once stood

Photos of the reconstructed Frauenkirche

 

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Torun, Poland

 

local ruler

 

Copernicus

Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473, in Thorn (now Toruń), Poland, to a family of merchants and municipal officials. Copernicus's maternal uncle, Bishop £ukasz Watzenrode, saw to it that his nephew obtained a solid education at the best universities. Copernicus entered Jagie³³onian University in 1491, studied the liberal arts for four years without receiving a degree, and then, like many Poles of his social class, went to Italy to study medicine and law. Before he left, his uncle had him appointed a church administrator in Frauenberg (now Frombork); this was a post with financial responsibilities but no priestly duties.  

 

 

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Gdansk, Poland

 

old harbor

 

building detail showing importance of the Hansa city

 

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Warsaw, Poland

 

commemorating Jewish ghetto massacre by the Nazi

 

relief on opposite side

 

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Auschwitz - Birkenau, Poland

 

Entrance with "Archie", a survivor.

 

the crematorium

where the dead bodies were burned

 

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Poznan, Poland

 

the cathedral

 

local building style

 

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Krakow, Poland

 

walk to the castle

 

plaques to commemorate all those noble and plain people, who
donated their money, valuables, etc. to help renovate the Wawel Royal
Castle in 1921-1923, just after Poland regained its freedom in 1918

 

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Prague, Czech Republic

 

Gothic doorway to Old Town Hall

 

Statue of Wenceslas
at the head of Wenceslas Square
in front of the National Museum


Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. The square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia.

 

the memorial to Jan Palach

On January 16, 1969, student Jan Palach set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square to protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968.

 

 

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.  The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square and is a popular tourist attraction.

 

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1990 Eastern Europe - Berlin, DDR to Poland and Prague from Galen Frysinger on Vimeo.

Photos from my 1990 visit just as unification was starting