http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk Interviews, images and information for teachers, based on visits to Iron Curtain sites by teachers and museum educators Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:30:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Notes on Stasi HQ, Hohenschönhausen prison and Karl Marx Allee Karl Marx Allee Construction began from 1949 under Ulbricht’s government.  Rubble was cleared away and a huge project undertaken.  It was first named Stalin Allee and in Stalinesque style it was to provide a grand showcase for the new GDR state.  It ... http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk/blog/2008/11/26/east-germany-1945-1989/ ozymandius-and-nuremburg3 (Powerpoint 100kB) http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk/blog/2008/11/26/ozymandius-and-nuremberg/ What is this?   Two buildings next to each other one old, and ruined the other more recently built How are they connected?  Kaiser Wilhelm Church starter (Powerpoint) http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk/blog/2008/08/02/kaiser-wilhelm-church/ [gallery id="45"] http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk/blog/2008/08/02/gallery-tupolev-bear/ This is a children's sandpit. It is in a modern housing development in central Berlin on Voßstraße. The picture was taken in 2008. [video http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk/media/video/fuehrerbunker_sandpitLg.flv] Underneath this area is the "Führerbunker" - the underground bunker used as a working and living quarters for Hitler and his immediate personal staff towards the end ... http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk/blog/2008/07/25/fuehrerbunker/ This post is a test, in the 'test' category. http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk/blog/2008/07/25/a-test-post/ Please ignore this unless you are involved in technical development - it is an area to play with stuff while we get this website ready for some real content Here is a selection of multimedia files, using plug-ins. (Google map documentation: http://avi.alkalay.net/2006/11/google-maps-plugin-for-wordpress.html) Images from Flickr account: (NB: this plugin has a conflict with ... http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk/blog/2008/07/10/sample-multimedia/ This website will carry videos and other records of our interactions with the many sites we will visit during 2008 as part of the InSite programme run by TPYF. Looking forward to seeing how it develops. http://ironcurtainsites.org.uk/blog/2008/07/07/first-post/