Henry Ford Building Free University of Berlin 1958

Description

Henry Ford Building Free University of Berlin 1958; Photo; Licensed item; Original: 2880×2160; Photographer: Unknown;a0 Licensable; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows the Henry Ford Building of the Free University of Berlin in 1958, a significant symbol of reconstruction and Western support for Berlin during the Cold War.
Architecture: A modern, representative building that serves as the main auditorium and venue for the university.
Naming: The building was financed by a donation from the Ford Foundation in the USA 13 a sign of close transatlantic cooperation.
Significance: The Free University of Berlin was founded in 1948 as an alternative to the ideologically controlled Humboldt University in East Berlin and stood for academic freedom and Western values.
The photo shows an important educational and cultural center of West Berlin that served as a symbol of independence and freedom of science during the Cold War.