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German
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for ''House of the teacher'') is a building in
Berlin
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, located near
Alexanderplatz, built between 1962 and 1964 under the
German Democratic Republic
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** Germania (historical use)
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. Its most notable feature is a mural wrapping around the entire building and extending between the second and fifth above-ground floors. Designed in the style of Mexican mural art by artist
Walter Womacka
Walter Womacka (22 December 1925 – 18 September 2010) was a German Socialist Realist artist. His work was pioneering early German Democratic Republic (GDR) aesthetics.
Biography
Walter Womacka was born on 22 December 1925 in Horní Jiře ...
, it is titled ''Unser Leben'' ("Our Life") and depicts various occupational groups of and aspects of life in the GDR.
Adjacent to the building is a two-story congress hall, known since November 2003 as Berliner Congress Center. Between 2003 and 2011, the annual
Chaos Communication Congress
The Chaos Communication Congress is an annual conference organized by the Chaos Computer Club. The congress features a variety of lectures and workshops on technical and political issues related to security, cryptography, privacy and online ...
was hosted there.
See also
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Project Blinkenlights
External links
Feature on Haus des Lehrersby
TV Berlin
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Buildings and structures in Berlin
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