Crumbling Soviet statues look with sorrow at the decline of one of the most important bases of the Russian air force in East Germany: the Pütnitz airport in Damgarten.
Ever since 1923, Tempelhof has seen planes come and go. The airports of Paris, Amsterdam and London disappeared into thin air next to the number of flight movements in Berlin. The terminal quickly became too small.
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On the occasion of International Art Nouveau Day, celebrated each year on June 10, a look at how this ornate architectural movement found its way into the most unlikely of places like coal mines, power stations, and railway yards and the long, sometimes heartbreaking battles to save what remains.
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