Abstract

Erich Mendelsohn’s Columbus House is shockingly modern yet blends in with the traditional architecture of the surrounding cityscape.

Potsdamer Platz with the Columbus House in the Background (1932)

Willy Römer

Source

Source: Potsdamer Platz, Columbushaus, designed by Erich Mendelsohn, on the right the Palast Hotel, 1932. photographer: Willy Römer.
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bpk/ Kunstbibliothek, SMB, Photothek Willy Römer / Willy Römer

Recommended Citation

Potsdamer Platz with the Columbus House in the Background (1932), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/weimar-germany-1918-1933/ghdi:image-4194> [March 16, 2026].

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