25T43 Out and about in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg

E42, B37.

… and, technically, juuuuust inside Friedrichshain …


Red socialism likes `em big: this one is for Ernst Thälmann. As one surviving remnant from the DDR-KPD, the 1980s design by L.Y. Kerbel is a stylized socialist monument, which represents Communist ideals as “powerful, victorious, and surpassing the scale of humans.
“Die Rebellion ist gerechtfertigt.” (The revolt is justified.)
“If I knew the world ended tomorrow, I’d still plant an apple tree today.” Wall mural by herakut for Urban Nation One Wall, 2015.
“Tor zum Prenzlauer Berg” (The Gate at Prenzlauer Berg), by H. von der Goltz, 1999.
“Attack of the 50 Foot Socialite”, by Tristan Eaton, for Urban Nation One Wall 2014. This is Eaton’s interpretation of the 1958 movie “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman”.
Märchenbrunnen (Fairy Tale Fountain), completed in 1913, and surrounded by sculptures of characters from Grimms’ collection of fairy tales.
Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty).
Schneewittchen (Snow White). On her lap is a dwarf who has spectacles. Does he have a beard, or is that a lace collar around his neck?

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 19 June 2025. This post composed within Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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