Waiting in line in front of a bank
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
1990
Berlin, Alexanderplatz
Created By:
Jean PichardLicense: Not Creative Commons
View from the Television Tower onto GDR citizens in line in front of a bank that dispensed Begrüßungsgeld, or "welcome money."
"Begrüßungsgeld was, from 1970 until 29 December 1989, a gift from the government of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) to visitors from the German Democratic Republic (GDR - East Germany)." (retrieved and translated from
Wikipedia: Begrüßungsgeld, on December 30, 2009)
Depicts
crowd,
queue,
streetwelcome moneyPlaces
Alexanderplatz,
Berlin Television TowerRelated