Views of the old Hansaviertel

View into Lessingstraße Sammlung Volker Petroschke

Klopstockstraße with public the health department Sammlung Volker Petroschke

Brücken-Allee (today Bartningallee) Sammlung Volker Petroschke

Timeline

Until 1933
Development and settlement
Until the end of the 18th century, the “Schöneberger Wiesen” are still undeveloped floodplains. At the end of the 19th century, the district quickly becomes a sought-after urban residential quarter.
1933–1945
Under the swastika
Plans to convert Berlin into a prestigious seat of government and the imperial capital “Germania” also have an impact on the residents of the Hansaviertel. Many Jewish citizens are deported.
1943
Destruction in World War II
Several air raids in January and March 1943 and, above all, a major attack in the night of 22 to 23 November 1943 almost completely destroy the Hansaviertel of the imperial age.
1945–1953
After the war
Of the 343 houses, 70 remain, many of them badly damaged. About 4000 people still live in the narrowest of spaces and between rubble.
1951
Stalinallee
Stalinallee is built before the Hansaviertel and is regarded as a model for metropolitan architecture and urban planning in the GDR. The architect Hermann Henselmann was inspired by the “Socialist Classicism” of the Soviet Union.
1953
Tendering of the Interbau
As a reaction to Stalinallee, the Senate announces an ideas competition for the reconstruction of the Hansaviertel and declares it the core area of the International Building Exhibition Interbau.
1957
Interbau 57
With the International Building Exhibition, the new Hansaviertel, a modern urban quarter with designs by numerous internationally renowned architects, is created. The individually designed buildings in an open development represent an alternative model to the uniform monumental architecture of Stalinallee in the eastern part of the city.
1980er Jahre
Hansaviertel before the fall of Communism
Interest in this residential area wanes in the 80s. Among other things, the homogenous demographic is criticized. In addition, the peripheral location makes the Hansaviertel less attractive after the Wall is built.
2018
25 years after reunification
The turning point comes after the fall of the Wall. The quarter moves back into the center. In 1995, it becomes a protected monument and gains popularity. Today, it is a sought-after residential area. Berlin wants to have the Hansaviertel and the former Stalinallee put on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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