Gelandet Sculpture

Gelandet Sculpture

Berlin


Crane your neck to spot Auke de Vries's Gelandet (Landed, 2002), a dronelike iron sculpture teetering on the edge of the roof of the Daimler Services building (the one with the square tower and green cubic top).

Transportation

  • ubahn: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Platz, Potsdamer Platz
  • sbahn: Potsdamer Platz

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