Oberbaum Bridge

The Oberbaumbrücke was a connection between West and East Berlin during the GDR era. The GDR wanted to demolish the bridge. Did not allow the Russians.

After the turnaround, the Swiss architect Cala Trara was commissioned to restore the bridge. I sold the required castings for the sunbeam railing and the lamps back then. We poured them in our company. That was something special.

Not only does road traffic pass through it, but also Berlin's oldest subway line. The supporting structure for the tracks on the mezzanine was architecturally clad and decorated with medieval-looking decorations. Otto Stahn created a building that resembles a castle in the Mark Brandenburg.

The view over the Spree is unique. In the distance you can spot the illuminated Red City Hall and the Molecule Man. The huge three-person sculpture stands where Alt-Treptow, Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg meet.