The Soviet War Memorial was erected in 1945 in the British Sector of West Berlin to commemorate the Soviet soldiers who fell during the war.
In the background on the right hand side of the next photo you can The Reichstag, the German parliament building.
A cannon and tank seemingly guard the monument, presumably from the hordes of tourists, the traffic on Strasse des 17 Juni and picnickers and nudists in the Tiergarten.
a place extremely full of grief and sadness. At the same time, in the middle of Berlin’s symbol of living on – the tiergarten. Nice pictures 🙂
Thanks!
During the “Mauerjahre”, the placement of the Soviet War Memorial on the west side must have caused no end to consternation … for both sides. With that in mind, AndreasHesse’s comment above is truly spot-on. Thanks for your post!