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Neu-Jerusalem

Buildings and structures in BerlinModernist architectureSpandauZones of Berlin
Staaken Neu Jerusalem
Staaken Neu Jerusalem

The Siedlung Neu-Jerusalem (New Jerusalem settlement) is a residential complex along federal route No. 5, here named Heerstraße, in the locality of Staaken, part of Berlin's Borough of Spandau. The Deutsche Gartenstadt Gesellschaft commissioned Erwin Gutkind (in German), who designed between 1923 and 1924 following the style of New Objectivity the plans for the complex, which was completed until 1925.

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Neu-Jerusalem
Heerstraße, Berlin Staaken

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Heerstraße 654
13591 Berlin, Staaken
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