The Pope's Revenge

The Pope's Revenge

When the sun shines on the Fernsehturm's tiled stainless steel dome, the reflection usually appears in the form of a cross. This effect was neither predicted nor desired by the planners. As a jibe against the atheist foundations of the Communist government, and the ongoing suppression of church institutions in East Germany, Berliners immediately named the luminous cross "Rache des Papstes", or "Pope's Revenge"

3 Februar 2010.
Berlin Jewish Museum. Lindenstraße.
Nikon D40 + AF-S Nikkor 55-200 VR + Adobe Lightroom + a giant disco ball in a party city.

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