Café Bauer aan Unter den Linden, Berlijn 1878

This photographic print, titled "Café Bauer aan Unter den Linden, Berlijn," was created by Johann Friedrich Stiehm. The photograph captures a moment of urban architecture, carefully framed to emphasize the geometric volumes and textures of the buildings. The composition, almost classical in its symmetry, draws your eye to the clean vertical lines of the buildings and the contrasting horizontal divisions of each floor. The texture, achieved through the photographic process, is rich and evocative, offering a tactile sense of the building's surface. This image offers a glimpse into Berlin's past, it also plays with the concepts of space and representation. The photograph captures a specific urban structure, but the sepia tone and the careful arrangement invite us to consider how architecture functions as a sign within the larger cultural landscape. By emphasizing form and structure, Stiehm prompts a contemplation of how we perceive and interpret our environment.