Oberbaum Bridge (Berlin, Germany) : View from below, the rail section, showing original red brick and new steel construction

Creator:
Calatrava Valls, Santiago, 1951-
Published/Created:
Oberbaum Strasse with Warschauer Strasse, Berlin, Berlin (state), Germany
brick bridge, 1896 ; middle span, 1989-1994 (alteration)
Physical Description:
154 m (length, total)
Date Depicted:
2009
1850 AD - 1899 AD
1950 AD - 2010 AD
Materials:
brick
steel
Notes:
A double-deck bridge crossing Berlin's River Spree, considered one of the city landmarks. It links Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, former boroughs that were divided by the Berlin Wall, and has become an important symbol of Berlin’s unity. A wooden bridge was built in 1732. A new brick bridge opened in 1896 after two years of construction, in time for the Berlin Trades Exhibition. The architect and government official Otto Stahn (1859-1930) designed it in North German Brick Gothic, in the style of a city gate with many decorative elements. After the opening of the Wall in 1989, and German reunification the following year, the bridge was restored to its former appearance, albeit with a new steel middle section designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It opened to pedestrians and traffic on 9 November 1994, the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall.
Variant Titles:
Oberbaumbrücke
Topics:
Architecture -- Germany -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Germany -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Gothic Revival
Nineteenth century
Twentieth century
Culture:
German
Accession Number:
1A1-CS-AB-A8
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
bridges (built works) (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); engineering and industrial design; manufacturing; bridges (built works); Restoration and conservation; Rivers built works; bridges (built works)
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Addition Module Six
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2009
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4125
OID:
10073075
PID:
digcoll:1817487