Einstein Tower (Einsteinturm), a monument of modern architecture and modern science. Potsdam (Berlin). No releases available.
Einstein Tower (Einsteinturm), a monument of modern architecture and modern science. Potsdam (Berlin) 2005. --- No releases available. --- Info: The Einstein Tower is an astrophysical observatory in the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany designed by architect Erich Mendelsohn. It was built as a solar observatory for Albert Einstein to support experiments and observations to validate his relativity theory. Between 1919 and 1924 Mendelsohn created a building that was as eccentric and untraditional as the scientific concepts with which it was associated. It brought Mendelsohn fame and established his position in the debates over what contemporary architecture should look like that preoccupied the politicized cultural circles of inter-war Germany. The exterior was originally conceived in concrete, but due to construction difficulties much of the building was actually realized in brick, covered with stucco. It underwent a full renovation in 1999, for its 75th anniversary, to correct problems with dampness and decay that had meant decades of repair. It is often cited as one of the few landmarks of expressionist architecture.
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