Hackesche Höfe
The complex was designed in the Jugendstil (or Art Nouveau) style by August Endell, and the first courtyard is adorned with a magnificent facade of polychrome glazed brick. The construction of this project, launched in 1906, follows a pattern of clear separation between residential areas, crafts, trade and culture, which distinguishes it from the courtyards of the 19th century.
In 1909 Kurt Hiller and Jakob van Hoddis established Der Neue Club here which hosted such events as the literary evenings they called the Neopathetisches Cabaret (Neo-pathetic Cabaret). These proved to be very popular, often attracting hundreds of spectators. There is a plaque commemorating van Hoddis as one of the victims of National Socialism at the Hackesche Höfe.
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Memorial plaque to Jakob van Hoddis
References
- ^ "Hackesche Höfe". Land Berlin. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ Berlin, Gedenktafeln in. "Gedenktafeln in Berlin - Gedenktafel Anzeige". www.gedenktafeln-in-berlin.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
External links
- Media related to Hackesche Höfe at Wikimedia Commons
- The official website of Die Hackeschen Höfe
- Description of the Hackeschen Höfe on Berlin's official web site Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
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