Saw two of my mutuals reblog this. So know it's my calling to info dump on here bc I literally had this place in my last history lecture lmao
Ok so this is the Große Schauspielhaus that was built in Berlin-Mitte within the expressionistic art movement. Or well one of the first expressionistic houses that was built after WW1. You can tell bc of all the round and kinda flowery but still symmetric and not overtly maximalist deco that it's post jugendstil. It just has that 1920s vibe to it.
The stalactit-like elements you can see in the big show-room are very much inspired by islamic muqarnas. Which wasn't a rare sight in this movement, since most things that were built were inspired by non-western architecture e.g. egyptian, islamic, indian, etc.
Before it became a theater the Schauspielhaus was some sort of circus (ware)house hybrid.
Sadly it got pretty much destroyed in WWII but was later rebuilt, and my mutuals may know it now as the Friedrichstadt-Palast.
there’s an online mobilisation effort called “blockout 2024”, where people are en masse blocking influencers/celebrities who have been silent so far on palestine to make them lose followers and income. and it’s been making celebrities and streamers start posting links to gofundmes and the PCRF, which is great. But after 7 months of silence, I simply can’t look at many of these creators the same way, and the idea that these people with so much wealth and influence only started caring when something materially forced their hand and affected their social standing should disgust you too.
so accept the meager good these people are doing by posting links, but remind yourself that all of them could’ve been talking about palestine this whole time. sharing resources is truly the bare minimum. remind yourself that your faves aren’t exempt from the criticism attached to attending the met gala because they’re your faves. and never forget how many lives they could’ve saved if they spoke up sooner, and bothered to put any of their own money on the line.
the thing is the king charles portrait is genuinely incredible and exactly how I would execute a portrait of a member of the british royal family but also I literally cannot fathom why the british royal family would have it made