Großsiedlung Siemensstadt
The Siemensstadt Settlement (german: Großsiedlung Siemensstadt; also known as ''Ring Settlement'' or ''Ringsiedlung'') is a nonprofit residential community in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin. It is one of the six Modernist Housing Estates in Berlin recognized in July 2008 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site because of their outstanding modernist architecture and contribution to the progressive housing reform movement during the Weimar Republic. Geography Despite its name, the larger part of the estate is situated within the locality (''Ortsteil'') of Charlottenburg-Nord, only the smaller westernmost part belongs to Siemensstadt in the district of Spandau. History It was built between 1929 and 1931, under the overall master plan of German architect Hans Scharoun. Six prominent Weimar-era architects took part: Hans Scharoun, Fred Forbát, Otto Bartning, Walter Gropius, Paul Rudolph Henning, and Hugo Häring. The nickname ''Ringsiedlung'' came from the asso ...
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