He left the building as it was...with the bare brick walls (reconstructing the walls where needed) and added the original painted plaster fragments whenever they were available (having been found in the rubble). He added new stairs, etc where needed and created a wonderful mix of old and new. When I first entered the Museum I wasn't quite sure what I was seeing, but once I got it...I loved it!The Museum is wonderful but the best is that I actually saw-in person- Nefertiti! She is more beautiful than I imagined and like the Mona Lisa, photos just don't do her justice...but here are mine.
Isn't her smile wonderful! Her skin seems almost luminencent when seen in person...and here's a view you never get in books:
We'll be out of internet contact for the next few days...have fun everyone!
We'll be out of internet contact for the next few days...have fun everyone!
5 comments:
Great pics! I would have loved to see it all!
Micki
Look at that long beautiful neck. The artist captured such a stunning, feminine moment. Thanks so much for the pictures.
The Wall was a horrifying thing for me when we lived in Germany in 70's. We stayed at the Armed Forces Hotel nearby & toured the Museum of the Wall, terrible testimony to that egregious evil & those who lost their lives or managed to escape in ingenious methods.I watched the Wall come down on TV cheering all the while.Our boys were on International Swim team & we visited Berlin every December for a swim meet.
We saw the bust of Nefertiti at the Berlin Museum in 70's it was a touring exhibit, sarcophagus etc. I was fascinated by Egyptian history in school so I loved the exhibit especially the elegant Nefertiti.
Your photos are wonderful! I would love to visit Germany someday. But your photos provide a great tour!
I have seen this Nefertiti when I was only 18, and I still remember how wonderful she was.
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