Description: Bernhard Schneider DANIEL LIBESKIND: JEWISH MUSEUM BERLIN Daniel Libeskind, PrefaceStefan Muller, Photographs Presten 2004 TPB Third Edition Like new with Just a touch of edgewear, please see photos Any questions or concerns please ask before bidding. We want you to be happy with your purchase. The photos in the listing are of the item you will actually receive, not a stock photo or someone else'sI pack really wellLet me know if you need more info or additional photosI can combine shipping on multiple items (and provide additional discount) The Jewish Museum in Berlin tells the story of German-Jewish history from the fourth century to the present. It consists of two buildings: the first, a former courthouse, was built in the eighteenth century, and the second, a massive extension that opened to the public in 2001, was designed by the world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind (born 1946). Libeskind's building is comprised of a zinc façade and a set of three underground allegorical roads. The first leads to the main stairs, and by implication to the continuation of Berlin's history in the Museum; the second leads outdoors into the E.T.A. Hoffmann Garden, representing the exile and emigration of the Jews from Germany; and the third road leads to a dead end, representing “the Holocaust void.” This road cuts through the ensemble as a whole, and evokes, in the architect's words, “that which can never be exhibited when it comes to Jewish Berlin history: humanity reduced to ashes.” For Libeskind, a Polish Jew raised not far from Berlin who lost many relatives in the Holocaust, this extraordinary building was an intensely personal undertaking with numerous responsibilities. This volume details this most freighted and complex of buildings. Scarcely any other contemporary building has been the focus of so much attention and heated discussion as the Jewish Museum in Berlin. This guide to the museum's architecture sheds light on its symbolism as well as on the philosophy behind it. The historic and social significance of this museum extends far beyond the bounds of the city. Its already famous zigzag structure challenges the very way we regard architecture.
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Publication Name: Prestel
Book Title: Daniel Libeskind-The Jewish Museum, Berlin : between the Lines
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: German
Publisher: Prestel Gmbh & Co KG.
Item Length: 11.8 in
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Picture Book
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Item Height: 0.3 in
ISBN-10: 3791320750
Author: Christian Brensing, Daniel Libeskind, Bernhard Schneider
Genre: Travel, Art, Religion, Architecture
Topic: Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Judaism / General, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Museum Studies, Individual Architects & Firms / General, Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Item Weight: 20 oz
Item Width: 9 in
Number of Pages: 64 Pages
