For several years after 1945, East Germany paid war reparations to the USSR, thereby slowing its economic redevelopment considerably.
When funds became available, East German leaders opted to focus on building housing for workers.
Postwar housing construction in East Berlin often took the form of prefabricated high-rise apartment blocks that surrounded a central area containing schools, playgrounds, and shops.
The largest of these, such as Marzahn on the eastern fringe of the city, housed about 100,000 people.
Before reunification in 1990, the East German government restored some of the historic buildings on Unter den Linden, including the classical State Opera House and Saint Hedwig’s Cathedral, both built in the mid-1700s.
( The Neoclasical Brandenburg Gate )
The East German government also restored the neoclassical Brandenburg Gate, an 18th-century city gateway at the western end of Unter den Linden that has become an international symbol of the city.
When funds became available, East German leaders opted to focus on building housing for workers.
Postwar housing construction in East Berlin often took the form of prefabricated high-rise apartment blocks that surrounded a central area containing schools, playgrounds, and shops.
The largest of these, such as Marzahn on the eastern fringe of the city, housed about 100,000 people.
Before reunification in 1990, the East German government restored some of the historic buildings on Unter den Linden, including the classical State Opera House and Saint Hedwig’s Cathedral, both built in the mid-1700s.
( The Neoclasical Brandenburg Gate )The East German government also restored the neoclassical Brandenburg Gate, an 18th-century city gateway at the western end of Unter den Linden that has become an international symbol of the city.
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