Mitte old photos
Germany
Reichstag building, 1991
Reichstag building, 1991
Reichstag building. View from Friedrichstrasse, 1991
Reichstag building, 1991
Reichstag building, 1990
Berlin Wall, with the Reichstag building in the background, 1989
Destroyed Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag building, 1945
Reichstag building, 1945
Reichstag building, 1945-1947
Reichstag building, 1918
Hole in the wall at the Reichstag building, 1990
The destruction of the Berlin Wall, 1989
Berlin Wall behind the Reichstag building, 1989
Prussian Manor House, 1904
Prussian Manor House, 1898
Berlin Cathedral, 1945
The Catholic Church of St. Hedwig on Opernplatz, 1886
St. Hedwig's Catholic Church, located at Bebelplatz (formerly Opernplatz) in Berlin, Germany, was built between 1747 and 1773.
St. Hedwig's Catholic Church, located at Bebelplatz (formerly Opernplatz) in Berlin, Germany, was built between 1747 and 1773.
The Catholic Church of St. Hedwig at Opernplatz (today: Bebelplatz) in Berlin, 1988
Photo taken in Berlin, East Germany, July 1988.
Photo taken in Berlin, East Germany, July 1988.
Brandenburg Gate, 1988
The West was supposedly decaying just beyond the gates. A newsstand stood about a hundred meters away. I tried to ask for the music magazine Bravo using gestures. The vendor kindly came outside and pointed me in the right direction. That's where I took the photo.
The West was supposedly decaying just beyond the gates. A newsstand stood about a hundred meters away. I tried to ask for the music magazine Bravo using gestures. The vendor kindly came outside and pointed me in the right direction. That's where I took the photo.
Humboldt University of Berlin, 1988
East Germany, Humboldt University of Berlin. Photo taken during a Soviet Komsomol exchange trip.
East Germany, Humboldt University of Berlin. Photo taken during a Soviet Komsomol exchange trip.
Reichstag building, 1945
Red Army officers at the Reichstag, 1945
Rear Admiral F.I. Krylov awards an order to a diver clearing mines from a river in Berlin, 1945
Post-war Berlin from a bird's eye view in the Reichstag area, 1946
Reichstag building, 1948
1985. GDR. Berlin. View of Leipziger Straße, Berlin, Germany, 1983-1985
View of Leipzig Street. Shot on ORWO slide film. My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, was the construction manager of the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald and enjoyed photography as a hobby.
View of Leipzig Street. Shot on ORWO slide film. My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, was the construction manager of the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald and enjoyed photography as a hobby.
1985. GDR. Berlin. View of Leipziger Straße, Berlin, Germany, 1983-1985
View of Leipziger Straße. The U-Bahn entrance to Spittelmarkt station, still there today, is in the foreground. Shot on ORWO slide film. My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, was the head of construction for the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald and enjoyed photography in his spare time.
View of Leipziger Straße. The U-Bahn entrance to Spittelmarkt station, still there today, is in the foreground. Shot on ORWO slide film. My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, was the head of construction for the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald and enjoyed photography in his spare time.
East Berlin. Old Museum in Berlin (Altes Museum), 1983-1985
My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, who oversaw the construction of the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald, took this photo of the Altes Museum in Berlin on ORWO slide film. He enjoyed photography in his spare time.
My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, who oversaw the construction of the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald, took this photo of the Altes Museum in Berlin on ORWO slide film. He enjoyed photography in his spare time.
1985. GDR. Berlin. View of Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, 1983-1985
My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, was the construction manager for the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald. He enjoyed photography in his spare time, buying and developing film locally in the GDR.
My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, was the construction manager for the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald. He enjoyed photography in his spare time, buying and developing film locally in the GDR.
East Berlin. Neptune Fountain. Spandauer Straße, 1983-1985
Neptune Fountain, Spandauer Straße, 10178 Berlin, Germany, captured on ORWO slide film. My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, was the chief construction engineer of the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald and enjoyed photography as a hobby.
Neptune Fountain, Spandauer Straße, 10178 Berlin, Germany, captured on ORWO slide film. My grandfather, Yuri Alexandrovich Akkuratnov, was the chief construction engineer of the Nord Nuclear Power Plant in Greifswald and enjoyed photography as a hobby.