The photo below shows The Greek Courtyard in the Neues Museum. While this portion of the museum maintains the original architectural state through restoration, the elaborate surface of it's walls were not restored after the war and the extensive damage clearly illustrates the notion of Neues Museum as a"frozen ruin". The Courtyard also originally had a fountain, which was destroyed and was not rebuilt. And of course, the glass roof was not a feature of the original museum Courtyard, but is a modern touch that gives a similar feel to having an open sky.
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I like that you focused to study one specific aspect of the museum that illustrates the museum as a "frozen ruin" through many aspects such as the missing fountain, the walls, etc. Do you think that this room in the museum was the best representative of the museum as a frozen ruin or did you just find it particularly interesting and therefore chose to focus on it?
I was torn between this spot and the entrance of the museum where the contrast between the new modern additions and old damaged sections were very obvious. However, I chose the Courtyard in the end because the audio tour provided information that really allowed me to understand what had occurred at this particular area.
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