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Some impressive examples of West German post-war churches. It's astonishing how Cold War aesthetics shaped also religious architecture

3:58 PM · Apr 21, 2017Twitter Web Client

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Where do I find these?

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Heilig-Geist Kirche, Emmerich am Rhein / Lukaskirche, Mannheim / Friedenskirche, Herten / Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche, Hildesheim

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Hi Federico! Hope all is well in Austria!! Funny to see

@uwm_german

retweeting a familiar face from a while back...

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glad we could facilitate!

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My opinion: They look great. Not like Cold War at all. Concrete is fine with me. Personal view.

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Exactly. It was often the opposite of Cold War mentality or aesthetics, these buildings were utopian.

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Oh yes, that are Not good examples!

Federico Italiano

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Apr 21, 2017

Great discussion! I very much agree on the Expressionist lineage, a bit less on the continuity of the utopian component

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To me they look like prisons, not churches.

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or the Atlantikwall.