Utility pipes running across Potsdamer platz, Berlin, Germany. Photo:Jeff Gilbert

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In the 1920s and 30s, the Potsdamer platz was the busiest and one of the liveliest squares in Europe. It was a major public transport hub and a popular entertainment district; the area contained numerous bars, cafés and cinemas. This all came to an abrupt end in 1943 when the Potsdamer platz was left to ruins by allied bombing. After the second world war, the square located between the American, British and Russian sectors, became a no-man's land. Tent-like roof of the Sony Center It was completely flattened with the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 when the demolished buildings were pulled down.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Potsdamer platz, Berlin, Germany, Europe
Photo credit: © Jeff Gilbert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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