Berlin capitale
La Ville Comme Exposition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4943811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Manale (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 145 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 67-88 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | L Homme et la société (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-4306 • E-ISSN: 2101-0226 |
| Publisher | CAIRN (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3917/lhs.145.0067 |
| OpenAlex | W2104891105 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the German Federal Republic began a quest for symbols apt to engender a sense of unity and to compensate a persistent deficit in terms of national identity. Rebuilding Berlin as the capital indeed represented a unique opportunity: this once divided metropolis is to become the prototype of a new European city, and, what is more, a metaphor embodying the triumphant values of democracy. Its promoters, both private and public, concur on the meaning inherent in this extravagant urban spectacle. We examine here three projects through which they intend realising this vision: the Potsdamer Platz, a monumental commercial complex; three commemorative constructions, the “Topography of Terror”, the Jewish Museum and the Holocaust Memorial; finally, the chancellery, an illustration of “multiculturally” inspired State architecture
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Capital (architecture) · Democracy · Epistemology · Exposition (narrative) · German · Humanities · Literature · Meaning (existential) · Metaphor · National identity · Political science · Private capital · Sociology · Spectacle · State (computer science) · The Holocaust · Theology · Visual arts · Architecture · European history and politics · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |