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Underground station entrance, East Berlin, Germany
Underground station entrance, East Berlin, Germany -- possibly a ghost station, no longer in use at the time because of the Berlin Wall. Date: 1970s
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Media ID 14344733
© Mary Evans Picture Library/DAVID LEWIS HODGSON
Berlin Cold Communism Communist Depressing Deserted Division Empty Exit Quiet Shabby Underground
Postcards (8 pack of A6)
Set of 8, A6 Postcards, featuring the same image on all cards in a set. Printed on 350gsm premium white satin card, the back of the postcard includes space to write messages and an area for the address and stamp. Size of each postcard is 15cm x 10.6cm.
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Estimated Product Size is 15cm x 10.6cm (5.9" x 4.2")
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Artwork printed orientated as per the preview above, with landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical) orientation to match the source image.
EDITORS COMMENTS
This evocative photograph captures the desolate atmosphere of an abandoned underground station entrance in East Berlin, Germany, during the 1970s. The image transports us back in time to an era of political division and the Cold War. The pavement leading to the station is worn and cracked, with the faded lines of the road barely visible in the foreground. The buildings surrounding the entrance are shabby and quiet, their once grand facades now weathered and worn. The station itself appears empty and deserted, with no signs of life or activity. The absence of people adds to the sense of isolation and abandonment. The Berlin Wall, which divided East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, is the unseen force that rendered this station obsolete. The communist regime that governed East Germany had no need for an underground system that connected to the western part of the city. The image is a poignant reminder of the political and social upheaval that once defined this European city. The ghostly stillness of the scene is both depressing and haunting, a testament to a time and place that has long since passed.
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