{"id":152490,"date":"2024-12-13T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/magazin\/artikel\/erinnerungen-an-den-palast-der-republik\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:24:24","slug":"erinnerungen-an-den-palast-der-republik","status":"publish","type":"magazine-article","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/magazine\/article\/erinnerungen-an-den-palast-der-republik\/","title":{"rendered":"Memories of the Palace of the Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block block-html\">\n\t<aside class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-2 like-interactions\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<like :textbelow=\"true\"  nonce=\"b6671c46e9\" postid= \"152490\" post-title=\"Memories of the Palace of the Republic\" count=\"2\"><\/like>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\"><p itemprop=\"abstract\" class=\"intro\">How do we remember the Palace of the Republic today? The Palace of the Republic, built 1973-1976, was demolished in 2008. The destruction of this the former center of culture and political representation of the GDR symbolizes for many how the Federal Republic of Germany dealt with the legacy of East Germany. This symbolic value is a reason, why there is still a   <br \/>\r\nneed for debate about the fate of the palace. The project \u201cMemory work at the Humboldt Forum\u201d invited members of the public to share their perspectives. More than 50 audio interviews were conducted\u2014with former employees of the palace, visitors, and individuals who deliberately avoided it. Portraits by OSTKREUZ photographer Tobias Kruse show the interviewees in a location of their choice.  <\/p><\/copy><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-copy\" >\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n            <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-offset-2 col-md-8\">\n                <div class=\"box\">\n                    <div class=\"copy\"><p>These memories played a central role in the exhibition \u201cBlown away. The Palace of the Republic\u201d (May 17, 2024 to February 16, 2025) and in the accompanying book. A small selection of excerpts from these interviews is featured here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-standard-image-copy rev2nd\"> \n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row middle-sm\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-10 col-sm-6 margin-bottom-sixth\" data-motion-parallax='{\"child\":\".image-wrapper\",\"mask\":\".lazy-media\",\"tween\":{\"yPercent\": [-15,15]}}'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<lazy-media-inline inline-template>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" class=\"lazy-media-inline lazy-max-height-exception\" role=\"group\" id=\"media_69fcdb1e83ba3\" aria-labelledby=\"desc_media_69fcdb1e83ba3\">\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/json\" ref=\"data\">\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"sizes\" : {\"medium\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216801-214x300.jpg\",\"width\":214,\"height\":300,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":24247},\"large\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216801-729x1024.jpg\",\"width\":729,\"height\":1024,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":220418},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216801-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":9544},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216801-768x1078.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":1078,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":240700},\"small\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216801-313x440.jpg\",\"width\":313,\"height\":440,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":48524},\"semi\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216801-413x580.jpg\",\"width\":413,\"height\":580,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":80676},\"mobile\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216801-513x720.jpg\",\"width\":513,\"height\":720,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":119048},\"hd\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216801-912x1280.jpg\",\"width\":912,\"height\":1280,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":321186},\"original\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216801.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1404}},\n\t\t\t\t\"alt\" : \"Woman in a floral dress stands relaxed in front of a colorful, graffiti-adorned door.\",\n\t\t\t\t\"path\" : \"\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"video\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"autoplay\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"youtube\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"youtubelabel\" : \"Play video\",\n\t\t\t\t\"brightness\" : 100,\n\t\t\t\t\"crop\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"background\" : false,\n\t\t\t\t\"scale\" : 1\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"height-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:140.4%;\" v-if=\"sizes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<lazy-media :inline=\"true\" :alt=\"alt\" :sizes=\"sizes\" :scale=\"scale\" :brightness=\"brightness\" :path=\"path\" :video=\"video\" :autoplay=\"autoplay\" :youtube=\"youtube\" :crop=\"crop\" :youtubelabel=\"youtubelabel\" :background=\"background\" media-id=\"desc_media_69fcdb1e83ba3\"><\/lazy-media>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info-container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info-row end-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info\" aria-expanded=\"false\" :aria-expanded=\"isOpen ? 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Even back then, I found that intrusive. I thought: Poor building, it always tried so hard to be kind. That was my childlike perception. This building wanted to be something for everyone, even if it didn\u2019t always succeed. So why are they shutting down this one? It was our Palace!<\/p>\n<p>To me, it felt like they were closing a library or a school\u2014like tearing down a hospital or other public service buildings, just like that. It was a gesture of dominance over East German identity. People could have had either a positive or a negative connection to the Palace, but they had one, nonetheless. To simply erase it and level it to the ground felt quite aggressive to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>*What is meant are the hammer and the compass.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-standard-image-copy rev2nd\"> \n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row middle-sm\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-10 col-sm-6 margin-bottom-sixth\" data-motion-parallax='{\"child\":\".image-wrapper\",\"mask\":\".lazy-media\",\"tween\":{\"yPercent\": [-15,15]}}'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<lazy-media-inline inline-template>\n\t\t<figure itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" class=\"lazy-media-inline \" role=\"group\" id=\"media_69fcdb1e84c35\" aria-labelledby=\"desc_media_69fcdb1e84c35\">\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/json\" ref=\"data\">\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"sizes\" : {\"medium\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216774_1-300x200.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":200,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":18257},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216774_1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":8030},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216774_1-768x511.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":511,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":80701},\"small\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216774_1-440x293.jpg\",\"width\":440,\"height\":293,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":34306},\"semi\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216774_1-580x386.jpg\",\"width\":580,\"height\":386,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":53154},\"mobile\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216774_1-720x480.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":480,\"mime-type\":\"image\\\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":73454},\"original\":{\"file\":\"SHF_eb00216774_1.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":666}},\n\t\t\t\t\"alt\" : \"An elderly woman stands among blooming roses, with a building in the background.\",\n\t\t\t\t\"path\" : \"\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"video\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"autoplay\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"youtube\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"youtubelabel\" : \"Play video\",\n\t\t\t\t\"brightness\" : 100,\n\t\t\t\t\"crop\" : null,\n\t\t\t\t\"background\" : false,\n\t\t\t\t\"scale\" : 1\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"height-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.6%;\" v-if=\"sizes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<lazy-media :inline=\"true\" :alt=\"alt\" :sizes=\"sizes\" :scale=\"scale\" :brightness=\"brightness\" :path=\"path\" :video=\"video\" :autoplay=\"autoplay\" :youtube=\"youtube\" :crop=\"crop\" :youtubelabel=\"youtubelabel\" :background=\"background\" media-id=\"desc_media_69fcdb1e84c35\"><\/lazy-media>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info-container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info-row end-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy-media-info\" aria-expanded=\"false\" :aria-expanded=\"isOpen ? 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Once it was standing there like a skeleton, there was no choice but to demolish it. Then I thought: better sooner than never. Because by then, it had become a sad, pitiful figure. It was simply unbearable to look at. 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It stood on the other side, in East Berlin, and was clearly a symbol of how East Germanys new architecture had taken over the old Prussian center. To me, it always had something cynical about it\u2014built for the people, yet the people couldn\u2019t freely decide. So it was ambivalent. I found it stylistically and symbolically very powerful that it had to be completely gutted, leaving only a skeleton behind. That was actually the reason we went in at all\u2014to say: now it\u2019s honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"_kqswh2mm _bfhku67f _18u01wug _2hwx1wug\" data-testid=\"page-0\">HN: \u201cI was once in that big hall as a teenager, on a school trip. However, that was it. Everything I despised or that rubbed me the wrong way was symbolized there. Whether it was the globe-shaped lamps or the dreadful Socialist Realism in the paintings\u2014it was just a cave. For me, during East German times, it was a clear symbol of oppression. 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That it truly played a role as a building and as a structure offering something\u2014offering relationships\u2014I can mostly imagine for those who worked there. Beyond that, I find it hard to believe.<\/p>\n<p>Unless, of course, it\u2019s retrospectively charged with a kind of colonial narrative. Like: \u2018We had the Palace of the Republic, and then you came and said: This has to go. It\u2019s in the way.\u2019 That can certainly trigger such thoughts. But whether that reflects people\u2019s inner representations\u2014whether it\u2019s truly an emotionally constructed memory\u2014I\u2019m not so sure. Memories are always experienced in the present. And they\u2019re always colored by what matters in the present moment. If you want to have a conversation about how the Federal Republic of Germany ultimately occupied East Germany, then the Palace is a fitting symbol to illustrate that.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1990s, I didn\u2019t get the impression that the Palace of the Republic or its fate played any role in everyday life here in Berlin. Not even in the alternative scene. There were completely different places\u2014like the Kunstwerke\u2014and there was space to be creative. Construction was happening everywhere. Potsdamer Platz was being developed. It was just one construction site among many. However, it wasn\u2019t anything like a beating heart of homeland love or anything like that. 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