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ARCHIECT: KARL FRIEDRICH SCHINKEL (1816)
The Neue Wache, or New Guard House, is a German neoclassic building originally built as a guardhouse for the troops of the Crown Pince of Prussia.
It has been used as a war memorial since 1931.
To me, it is significant because of the powerful sculpture by Kathe Kollwitz housed within it.
It is a kind of pieta, a mother holding her son, a grown son... a victim of war.
If you are a parent and a student of history, you will not leave with a dry eye.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON KATHE KOLLWITZ
TRAVEL: 1994, 2009
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The New Guard House, Berlin, Germany, 2009.
Kathe Kollwitz sculpture, Mother with Dead Son, the New Guard House, Berlin, Germany, 2009.
Kathe Kollwitz sculpture, Mother with Dead Son, the New Guard House, Berlin, Germany, 2009.
Kathe Kollwitz sculpture, Mother with Dead Son, the New Guard House, Berlin, Germany, 2009.
This photo shows the scale of the Kathe Kollwitz sculpture, Mother with Dead Son, the New Guard House, Berlin, Germany, 2009.
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