Talk:Palace of the Republic, Berlin

message: It comes off as if the demolition was a thing all germans wanted but do to its fame and daily presence in TV thanks to Volkskammer and many festivities the people of the GDR grew fond of it over the years. Then to replace it by this, to say the least, gigantomanic block of a prussian palace immitation isn't to everyones liking either. "Why replace an ugly palace with another ugly palace? Why is one past (the imperial) more important than the other (east german) past?" many asked. If Germany would have had a real unification and not an annexion of the east through the west this building would still stand and be in use. 134.101.60.131 (talk) 08:17, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Many miss it

message: Looking back over the article, it's very disappointing that there are no pictures of Palace in its heyday, in the 70s and 80s, especially when there are pictures out there, both in the public domain, in books, etc. The current pictures stem from the 'demolition' era, and make people forget what an imposing (and some may say, exquisite) building that it used to be. 
It needs to be remembered that the Palace was a people's palace, an entertainment and social venue, where people would go to have a good time, to have a meal out, etc, not just a parliament building. This is part of the history of the building, and needs to be remembered.
Would anyone be able to help with this?? In the meantime, I'll put a link with some pics of the Palace during its lifetime on the link list (RM21 01:18, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Pictures of the Palace in its heyday

message: I've read that the demolition of the "people's palace" is due to commence in Feb 2005 but the webcam shows it still standing. Has it had a late repreive? Anyone know the latest?
: The German article seems to say it keeps being postponed. It says December 2005 is the current date to start the demolition (but doesn't say when that was written). Secretlondon 01:02, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: * See Ray Furlong's report on the BBC web site . It's still disused, but still standing. Its fate still not decided. JanesDaddy 16:33, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Demolition date

message: This article says definitively that the Palast is being demolished. I was in Berlin in May and the signage on the Palast site quite clearly says that the building is being dismantled (to get rid of the asbestos), not demolished, and that a "democratic decision" on the Palast's future is still to be made. Can someone clarify this? Is there a conflict between the City of Berlin and the Federal Government? Adam 05:16, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Demolition?

message: "Demolition started on 6 February 2006 and is scheduled to last about 15 months." So, why is the framework still standing 17 months later? All you have to do is look at the German entry:
:Nachdem im Laufe der Arbeiten an mehreren Stellen neues Asbest gefunden wurde und sich der Abriss dadurch stark verlangsamte, wird mit Ende 2008 als frühestes Ende kalkuliert.
::I'll update the English entry. Sca 17:15, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was in Berlin recently and the demolition is still in progress. The remenants (resembling a group of old tower blocks sorunded by piles of sand, metal girders and construction machinery are a pretty gaping eyesore in what is otherwise a beautiful area. (I have some photos but havent really figured out how to upload to Wikipedia yet) Some of the lamps and metalised glass from the windows are now in the nearby DDR museum so at least something is going to be preserved. 213.40.252.2 (talk) 20:04, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Update?

message: "Despite strong resentment from a major population of Germans" - Please name source. It could be said from any group that it is a 'major population' - this has a whiff of POV, moreover.
User:ilja.nieuwland 9:45, 21 May 2008 (GMT)
:Der Spiegel made a survey with 2400 berliners in august 2007. According to it a large majority of the population wanted the Palast der Republic to be demolished (I havent found a web source, but you can see it in the printed version of Der Spiegel) -201.31.242.162 (talk) 07:56, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The section is now fixed and 2 references from Deutsche Welle were added. -201.31.242.162 (talk) 18:02, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Feelings of the German people?

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thread_title: File:PDR 34.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion

message: What on earth have any of these buildings got in common with this Communist edifice?
*Boston City Hall, built in 1960s in the place of former Scollay Square
*Centre Georges Pompidou, built in 1970s in the old Beaubourg area
*Finlandia Hall, built 1967-1972 in the center of Helsinki
*Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin, opened in 1979; removal of asbestos is planned to start in 2011 Berliner Morgenpost, 17 September 2009
*Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
*State Kremlin Palace
*Palatul Parlamentului
*National Palace of Culture
*Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
*John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
*National Centre for the Performing Arts
*Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts  
Why are they even in this article? If there is a need then surely that should be explained along with the link? It looks like to me a list put in, mostly by Americans, of municipal buildings!! Which begs the burning question....And?109.151.216.31 (talk) 11:02, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The "See also" section 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Are there any contemporary sources (i.e. 1976–1990) for the supposed nicknames "Erichs Lampenladen", "Palazzo Prozzo", or "Ballast der Republik"? Only one of them is even cited, and its only citation is an article from 2018—and this article's own bibliography is nothing but broken links. Given the existing history of made-up derisive nicknames for former East German landmarks on Wikipedia—to say nothing of the pervasive anti-communist tone of any Eastern Bloc–related article on this website, which never seems to get flagged for NPOV—we should have a citation demonstrating that these nicknames were real rather than simply alleging it to be the case. -Literally Satan (talk) 21:56, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Derisive nicknames