Amin Taha’s inspiration: Pergamon Altar, Museum Island, Berlin

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Source: K Leuker / Staatlishe Museen zu Berlin

The architect returns to a glorious Greek altar from his childhood and reflects on the questions its long history raises

I was born in Berlin and raised until eight years old within walking distance of the Museum Island with its Altes, Neues and Pergamon Museum, home of the Pergamon Altar.

虽然在我还是个孩子的时候,给我留下最长印象的是附近的辛克尔(Schinkel)建筑,由苏联改造的新卫队(Neue Wache)建筑,它有着永恒的火焰和不断变化的守卫,当我作为一名大学生回到柏林时,我自然带着不同的视角和欣赏来到所有这些建筑,尤其是佩加蒙祭坛。

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