The House of the Cultures of the World is affectionately known to Berliners as the Pregnant Oyster. The building was used as a convention center when East and West were divided. Now it's used for art exhibitions and performances. Normally there is a shallow reflecting pool around that sculpture, but it had already been drained for the winter when I was there. Photo taken in November 2011.
hee hee....
ReplyDeleteGood description!
(In a similar vein, the '48-'50 Packards were called "Pregnant Elephants"...)
The title of the post certainly caught my attention. It's an interesting building though.
ReplyDeleteThe building I find very attractive and I think "pregnant oyster" fits perfectly!
ReplyDeleteGreat juxtaposition! Fantastic composition.
ReplyDeletedidn't know they call it the pregnant oyster... I like your picture better than mine, I found it difficult to get a good shot of this building.
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