Berlin has undergo radical change in late X . Once the physical symbol of Europe during the Cold War , the capital of Germany is now an epicenter of unlike cultures representing the continent and beyond . For an idea of just how much the city has evolved in the past 100 - plus eld , from the pre - Soviet sidereal day of the early 20th century to the descent of the Berlin Wall in 1989 , check out the photo below .
For this series fromLenstore , German photographer David Köster recreated image captured in Berlin from pre - World War I through the conclusion of the Soviet Era . He researched locations on Google Street View prior to shooting to secure the Angle cope with perfectly . As you may see below , the historical , inglorious - and - white photos taken decade ago have been blended into forward-looking preferences . The unmoved , present - day exposure show just how much things have changed — or in some event , stayed the same .
One of the most dramatic contrasts shows the Berlin Wall in 1989 and today . The erstwhile photo draw a graffiti - encompass Berlin Wall cut through scene , and in the second image , the previously blocked street is open to the viewer . In the new image , you’re able to see the thick product line that pit the spot where the rampart once stood , a constant reminder that run through the city .
Potsdamer Platz was in ruins during World War II , as the 1945 photograph shows , but today it ’s a popular city centre and shopping district . The pic of the Reichstag ( the German parliament ) claim 1929 shows a much different building than what resist today . After it caught firing in 1933 , it sit empty for years and was finally reconstructed in the 1990s , following the declivity of the rampart . Other landmarks , like the Brandenburg Gate and Gendarmenmarkt , have remained pretty much unchanged over the decades .
After riffle through the appeal , you may brush up onsome factsabout the urban center depicted in the photos .
