Kongresshalle Berlin

“Haus der Kulturen der Welt”

Tiergarten / Berlin / Germany 1957

Hugh STUBBINS

Due to its shape, the shell structure is usually referred to by the Berlin nickname “pregnant oyster” (Schwangere Auster). Since 1987 a bronze sculpture by Henry MOORE has stood in the “mirror pond” (Spiegelteich) in front of the building.