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<i>all photos copyright 2005-2009 joao paglione</i>João Paglionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01452040084288379972noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546600337095690446.post-13376668970723496182010-03-31T00:55:00.000-07:002010-03-31T00:55:53.557-07:00ZIGARREN<a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/joaopaglione/image/I0000Q6i9MU4E3Ck"><br />
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The artist Citénoir places a sign "Yuppies Crossing" in a gentrified zone of Kreuzberg in the Bergmanstrasse.<br />
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Artist Website: <a href="http://citenoir.net/">www.CitéNoir.net/</a>João Paglionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01452040084288379972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546600337095690446.post-85702092255316204572010-03-23T05:58:00.001-07:002010-03-23T05:58:52.748-07:00The Oscar Wilde<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joao/4457265108/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4457265108_34eef75f07.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joao/4457265108/">The Oscar Wilde</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/joao/">joaobambu</a>.</span></div><p></p>João Paglionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01452040084288379972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546600337095690446.post-80022361867696101152010-03-17T02:01:00.000-07:002010-03-17T02:01:27.307-07:00The Last Tango in Berlin<a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/joaopaglione/image/I0000Yw1HyrE80TI"><br />
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A couple dances Tango near the Brandeburg Gate to earn money from tourists. During the summer, it is common to have performances near Berlin´s "postcard".João Paglionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01452040084288379972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546600337095690446.post-22641599760125618602010-03-13T01:04:00.000-08:002010-03-13T01:04:35.038-08:00das ehemalige Restaurant am Flughafen Tempelhof<a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/joaopaglione/image/I0000WRxvfT_hWAY"><br />
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Berlin Tempelhof Airport (German: Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof) was an airport in Berlin, Germany, situated in the south-central borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. The airport ceased operating 2008 in order to make Schönefeld the sole commercial airport for Berlin.<br />
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Designated by the Ministry of Transport on 8 October 1923, Tempelhof became the world's first airport with an underground railway station in 1927, now called Platz der Luftbrücke after the Berlin Airlift. While occasionally cited as the world's oldest still-operating commercial airport, the title was disputed by several other airports, and has in any case been moot since its closure.<br />
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Tempelhof was one of Europe's three iconic pre-World-War-II airports — the others being London's now-defunct Croydon Airport and the old Paris - Le Bourget Airport. One of the airport's most distinguishing features is its large, canopy-style roof that was able to accommodate most contemporary airliners during its heyday in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, thereby protecting passengers from the elements. Tempelhof Airport's main building was once among the top 20 largest buildings on earth. Tempelhof formerly had the world's smallest duty-free shop.<br />
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Tempelhof Airport closed all operations on 30 October 2008, despite the efforts of some protesters to prevent the closure.<br />
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A typical Berlin scooter.<br />
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The Kino International is a film theater in Berlin. It is located on Karl-Marx-Allee in former East Berlin and hosted premieres until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.<br />
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Das Kino International diente bis 1989 als Premierenkino der DDR. Zahlreiche DEFA-Filme hatten hier ihre Premiere. Speziell für die Partei- und Staatsführung wurde die achte Reihe, in der man eine optimale Sicht hatte, mit einer besonderen Beinfreiheit versehen. Vor und nach den Premieren hielten sich die Besucher der Staatsführung im „Repräsentationsraum“ (heute „Honecker-Lounge“) auf. Im Keller wurde für die Staatsführung ein wenige Personen fassender Bunker und im Gebäudeinneren ein Aufzug nachträglich eingebaut. Seine letzte Premiere in der DDR fand am 9. November 1989, dem Tag des Mauerfalls, mit Heiner Carows „Coming Out“ statt.<br />
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Heute wird das International von zahlreichen Filmemachern aufgrund seines Ambientes wieder als Premierenkino genutzt und ist Spielstätte im Rahmen der Berlinale. Es ist beliebt bei den Berliner Kinogängern als Kino mit Tradition und besonderer Atmosphäre. Die sehr großen Filmplakate des Films der Woche an der Außenseite des Internationals werden noch per Hand von Filmplakate-Malern gezeichnet und sind ein echter Blickfang.<br />
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<blockquote><a href="http://a-photo-a-day-in-berlin.blogspot.com/search/label/kreuzberg">Kreuzberg</a> is a very popular Berlin neighborhood for raising kids, the Turkish population, and the "hipsters" or foreigners who come to Berlin to live an work. There are also, of course, many young german families who feel the district is very "kid-friendly" and close to schools.<br />
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<blockquote>Street art is any art developed in public spaces -- that is, "in the streets" -- though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives. The term can include traditional graffiti artwork, stencil graffiti, sticker art, wheatpasting and street poster art, video projection, art intervention, guerrilla art, flash mobbing and street installations. Typically, the term Street Art or the more specific Post-Graffiti is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism, and corporate art.<br />
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The "Kosmos" (Cosmos) was a large cinema located on the street Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, Germany. During the GDR (DDR) East Germany time, it was the largest cinema in the country. It was later converted to an event center but used to seat over 3400 people. <br />
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Das Kosmos war ein Großraumkino an der Berliner Karl-Marx-Allee. Es war das größte Kino der DDR und wurde bis 1989 als Premierenkino genutzt. Nach der Wende übernahm es die UFA, die das Kino 1996 in ein Multiplex-Kino für 3400 Zuschauer umbauen ließ. 2005 wurde der Kinobetrieb im Kosmos durch die UFA eingestellt. Seit 2006 wird das Haus als Veranstaltungszentrum genutzt.<br />
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A collaboration with the street artist <a href="http://www.loaf.es">Loaf</a>.<br />
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Light Graffiti...A form of visual art. You can create long exposure photographs of several seconds which capture various sources of lights. The artist can paint with flashlights, LEDs, glowsticks, and anything that emits light..<br />
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When it first snowed at the end of December, Viktoriapark was full of almost a hundred kids and parents sledding. Now the snow has begun to melt and we eagerly await spring . . .João Paglionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01452040084288379972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546600337095690446.post-33899089795764878612010-02-20T22:34:00.001-08:002010-02-20T22:34:17.540-08:00Fashion<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joao/4374449947/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4374449947_41e7c617f0.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joao/4374449947/">Fashion</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/joao/">joaobambu</a>.</span></div><p><br />During Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin 2010 . . .</p>João Paglionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01452040084288379972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546600337095690446.post-9498250056206254802010-02-20T00:10:00.001-08:002010-02-20T00:12:42.525-08:00Wir haben die Schnauze voll<a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/joaopaglione/image/I0000TUwZ4n.ciwI"><img src='http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TUwZ4n.ciwI/s' /></a><br />
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<blockquote>A typical scene in Berlin where advertisers use public space / abandoned property for commercial purposes. "Wir haben die schnauze voll" can mean "We are sick & tired of this" in English.<br />
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Das Geburtstagskonzert der 60 Int. Filmfestspiele:<br />
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Paco de Lucia Septett<br />
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Paco de Lucía, born Francisco Sánchez Gómez (in Algeciras, Cádiz on December 21, 1947), is a Spanish flamenco guitarist. Recognized as a virtuoso flamenco guitarist all over the world, he is a leading proponent of the Modern Flamenco style. He is the winner of the 2004 Prince of Asturias Awards in Arts and also several Grammies...He performed to a delighted Berlin audience who he dazzled with his masterful guitar playing. His father first gave him a guitar in 1951.João Paglionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01452040084288379972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546600337095690446.post-23572734548995388682010-02-17T23:58:00.000-08:002010-02-17T23:59:51.666-08:00Prenzlauer Berg<a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/c/joaopaglione/image/I0000IFHAqLl3rz4" ><img src='http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IFHAqLl3rz4/s' width=400 /></a><br />
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Mauerpark is a public park in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district. The name translates to "Wall Park," referring to its status as a former part of the Berlin Wall and its Death Strip. The park is located at the border of Prenzlauer Berg and Gesundbrunnen district of former West Berlin.<br />
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In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Mauerpark area served as the location of the Old Nordbahnhof ("Northern Railway Station"), the southern terminus of the Prussian Northern Railway opened in 1877-78, which connected Berlin with the city of Stralsund and the Baltic Sea. Soonafter it lost its role as a passenger station to the nearby Stettiner Bahnhof and remained in use as a freight yard. In 1950 the Stettiner Bahnhof took the name Nordbahnhof because of its role in Berlin's public transportation system, and the Old Nordbahnhof became known as Güterbahnhof Eberswalder Straße. It was finally closed after the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961.<br />
When viewed from above, one can still see remains of the railroad tracks running towards the former station from the Ringbahn.<br />
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In 1945, through the division of Berlin into four occupation zones, the land of the Old Nordbahnhof stretching from Bernauer Straße to Kopenhagener Straße was split between the French and Soviet sectors. After the building of the Berlin Wall, the land was included into the heavily guarded Death Strip with walls on either side. One of the viewing platforms, from which West Berlin residents could look over the wall into East Berlin, stood at this location. The remaining western part of the station was turned into a storehouse and commercial area.<br />
An interesting aspect and a problem for the East German guards was the fact that the anterior part of the Wall strip was located on the steep embankment of the former railway tracks at a higher elevation than the adjacent area in the west. Yet in 1988, the East Berlin authorities concluded an agreement with the West to acquire a strip of land at the bottom of the hill to set up a more efficient border.<br />
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After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the former death strip was designated as a public space and one of several green spaces in the city by local residents. With a contribution of DM 4.5 million from the Allianz environmental fund, the park was built on the eastern half of the former train station. However, the western half, which still belonged to the Bundeseisenbahnvermögen real estate association, remained a trade area and since 2004 has served as the location for a flea market next to the park. Several attempts to attach the western part to the green space have so far failed.<br />
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Today the park is one of the most popular places for young residents of Berlin, especially from the fashionable district of Prenzlauer Berg, and attracts basketball players, jugglers, musicians, and many other types of people. It is a crowded leisure ground and a site of sustainable improvised nightlife, especially in the Summer, and has also become notorious for Walpurgis Night riots in recent years. There are two stadiums next to the park, including Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark and Max Schmeling Halle, home to several of Berlin's local sports teams.<br />
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A 30m strip of the Berlin Wall still stands in the park today as a monument, and is a popular place for graffiti artists to paint and display their work.<br />
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<i>He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.<br />
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