Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Johann Landwehr, scan & upload Ulamm (talk) 12:27, 2 March 2016 (UTC), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain LBM1948, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Johann Landwehr, scan & upload Ulamm (talk) 12:27, 2 March 2016 (UTC), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain LBM1948, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Böttcherstraße's Expressionist brick, doorway to doorway
Your local guide
Paul Ostermann
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Highlights
- A gilded relief above the entrance
- A coffee fortune behind the rebuild
- A bronze frieze set into brick
- Expressionist style from the 1920s
- A street built for close looking
About this tour
This session walks Böttcherstraße end to end, a narrow street rebuilt in the 1920s in Brick Expressionist style. You see the gilded entrance relief and a bronze frieze set into the brick further along. Paul explains how a single coffee merchant funded a style at odds with the taste of his own time.
The walk covers two stops along the short street at a slow pace, since there is little room to move quickly. Paul answers questions about the architecture and its funding as we go.
This suits anyone interested in architecture or design history. It works well as a short session on its own or before his planning call.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Bremen before heading out.
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Street entrance relief 15 min
The camera stops at the street's entrance, and I point out the gilded relief above it and explain how one coffee merchant funded the entire rebuild.
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Bronze frieze 15 min
Further along, I show a bronze frieze set into the brickwork and explain the Expressionist ideas behind its unusual figures.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Bremen: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bremer Klaben (dense spiced fruit bread) and Vegesack, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Bremen, showing you Street entrance relief and Bronze frieze live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Böttcherstraße live with my phone.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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