Alexanderhaus at night: Night view of Alexanderplatz, with the Hochhaus Alexander, the HO-Warenhaus, and the Berlin City Savings Bank (Sparkasse der Stadt Berlin) building, December 22, 1954. Of this photo, Beier remarked, "It had just rained with sleet and hail. On the square: Christmas trees. Left, in the background, is the restaurant. Some blurring around the Christmas trees."
National Archive call number: N 1648 Bild-KD00759
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