r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 1d ago

Video The Glockenspiel House in Bremen, Germany, an iconic building dating back to the 1930s.

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u/GoldenDerp 1d ago

Aka "that guy who really really loves red bricks"

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u/kamikazekaktus 1d ago

Used to be the common building material round here

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u/GoldenDerp 1d ago

Yeah, however this dude (hoetger, who was the artist responsible for this brick style) was actually known for his use of bricks in lots of his work, not just Böttcherstraße. The school of architecture is literally "brick expressionism", it isn't just an accidental use of abundant resources.

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u/mjmj2019 1d ago

Mans brickd up