Die Litfassaeule by junge1
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The free-standing cylindrical advertising column in this picture of Alt-Tegel is a 'Litfassaeule'. The Litfassaeule is named after Ernst Amandus Theodor Litfass born in Berlin in 1816..
In 1854 Litfass proposed putting up columns in the streets of Berlin for announcement and advertising purposes. Allegedly, he was disgusted by the unsystematic and ubiquitous posting of pamphlets, notices, and other materials on walls, doors, fences and trees. In December of that year he was granted permission to erect such 'Annoncier-Saeulen' columns, and on July 1, 1855, the first 100 'Litfassaeulen' were presented in Berlin.
Litfass had a monopoly on his advertising columns and grew rich fast. After his death in Wiesbaden in 1874, the idea of putting up 'Litfassaeulen quickly spread to other German cities. Today, they can be found in other countries as well (Source: Wikipedia).
This picture was taken on 24 december 2013,
Sig...
Comments (30)
Faemike55
actually makes a lot of sense Great capture and cool history lesson
jayfar
This is a very nice street scene Sig and some very interesting info.
emmecielle
Splendid view! Excellent capture! :)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
Cyve
Great image... Very well captured !
tigertim
Ah, always wondered about the origins of those pillars!!, thanks for the explanation!.. and a great photo!
ArtistKimberly
Gorgeous Shot,
Crudelitas
Only today I discovered with us on the road a Litfassäule from the German Imperial era ... Very beautiful photo!
auntietk
Something I never thought about! I guess at some point everything has to be invented. Thanks for the history lesson!
flavia49
interesting information and very nice shot
sandra46
EXCELLENT WORK!
SunriseGirl
What an interesting share. Thank you.
Richardphotos
superb cityscape
whaleman
Cool, hope it comes here!
gaius
What could I say but a big big thank you for sharing....what a marvelous trip you had ; I envy you.
bazza
Nice shot Sig and interesting info, well done!!
RaykesPictures
Nice street scene, good story!
farmerC
Shining shot.
erlandpil
Excellent capture! erland
casmindo
Nice picture and more interesting then a bill board
illkirch
Looks like the "colonne Morris" in France
Rob2753
A lovely shot ! :)
Juliette.Gribnau
pretty view
drifterlee
That's interesting. I never thought they were "invented".
starship64 Online Now!
Fantastic street scene.
renecyberdoc
nice info bit ......
JuliSonne
A wonderful advertising space .... always been! Thank you Mr. Litfass!!
debbielove
Been around forever it seems.. I see them in really quite old films.. Good one mate and great info! Rob
junge1
These things were part of my life growing up in Berlin in the 1940s and 50s. We never gave them a second thought, but having been gone for half a century and seeing them again they really caught my attention!
danapommet
Well captured at dusk and very interesting information about the columns - for some reason I had thought they ha started in Paris. I love learning something new! Thanks!!!