and joining me now in the studios professor young of our from the university of plied sciences in potsdam where he's the professor of restoration and conservation thank you for coming in obviously shocking pictures for zola monday night but the good news if you like is the towns have survived indeed a lot of the main structure of not to dumb has it seems. what do you think is going to be the most difficult part of restoring this gothic monster piece. i think after having overcome the talk the main thing. task will be to get an general overview of the losses and the damages. that. night and to look inside the masonry the structure. to get a knowledge about both what the fire and water. did to the boche was to the columns to the vaults because it's not easy to judge only from outside what the structure of was affected the walls look as though they're ok with it fire and water the worst things for them of it's i think it's too early to be sure that nothing is going to collapse anymore so one has to be very cautious. that if. no more harm is done maybe two people maybe two helpers or two yeah

times major work evening over potsdam from one nine hundred thirty shows an evening meal a still life a cityscape but that's not what it's really about the focus is on the mood on the intimacy or distance between the people. with a melancholy and apprehensive atmosphere it depicts the zeit geist of the one nine hundred thirty s. as well as lots of larger stein's own credo what i do isn't modern nor is it academic it's simply very me. now chocoholics this is the best time of year i should know i am yes jo clit easter eggs are on sale everywhere in europe but few as clos is the creations of school in rome whose inspired by great fashion designers like this one this exact designs of italian fashion house missoni. he's also done a tribute to collagen felt. and also of course is in the style of french fashion maverick. and in his shop moscow even stages fashion shows with real models in the window surrounded by his legs and the time and effort to make them reflected in the prices i'm afraid these unique easter eggs will set you back up to five hundred euros it seems a shame so we. now ther

and joining me now in the studios professor young of our from the university of plied sciences and potsdam where he's the professor of restoration and conservation thank you for coming in obviously shocking pictures for zola monday night but the good news if you like is the towers have survived indeed a lot of the main structure of not to dom has it seems. what do you think is going to be the most difficult part of restoring this gothic monster piece i think after having overcome the talk the main thing many tasks will be to get an general overview of the losses and the damages to a kid.

war two to see former bauhaus architects bring their ideas back to germany not far from the famous potsdamer platz you'll find another about house related construction sites that know you not to nagaland built in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight and ninety nine. the bauhaus is the last director. in twenty eighteen this icon of classic modern architecture turned fifty the design definitely stood the test of time but updated safety and conservation all requirements for things to get a bit of a facelift. there's lots to do repairing damages installing a modern ac this is the first overhaul the nine hundred sixty s. museum has ever undergone and it is much needed. the noir not sonali was designed at least fundable was architecture firm in chicago the former powerhouse director had emigrated to the united states in one nine hundred thirty eight but fond of always plans were originally drawn up for an entirely different project. coolbaugh field designed a building for the record company in cuba and a glass hallway in the basement for the administration because they never followed through with

survive so they've organized a nationwide protest outside all the state parliaments like here in potsdam the. prices for grazing land are far too high and supplies are far too expensive twenty two other countries in europe want to help their shepherds only germany says no. more and more shepherds are giving up we've come to the area of off on the border with luxembourg going to is one of only nine hundred to dish will shepherds left in germany who roam free with the sheep he says his sheep provide an important ecological service which most people are unaware of the animals play a key role in preserving grasslands as that unique grazing habits stimulate better plant growth. it's real screen just take the syria here if we didn't let our sheep graze here it would quickly degrade. we would have holes everywhere. and the meadow were no longer be able to fulfill its ecological role of . intensive agriculture and the construction of roads or residential areas has meant many grasslands and forests have been cut through. flocks of sheep however help to connect the isolated bio tastes. like a spon

in 1945, in july of 1945, harry truman went to the potsdam conference.hile he was on that trip, he stopped and visited general eisenhower, who was the supreme allied commander during world war ii. and eisenhower gave truman this globe that was one that eisenhower had used throughout the war. the irony about this is truman brought the globe back, put it in his oval office, and of course he was succeeded in 1953 by former general, now president dwight eisenhower. so truman left the globe in the office for eisenhower when he got there. >> harry s. truman took the momentous oath of office as president of the united states. with a world at war, he accepted the gravest responsibility in world history. a new commander in chief to lead our nation to ultimate victory. >> just a few hours before he'd been summoned to the white house and notified that president roosevelt had died, and this photo behind me is a scene of truman being sworn in as president. you can sort of see the shock on the people's faces. the bible you see in the photograph is also on display behi

this barracks in potsdam houses the mission leadership command. here assignment commemoration is taking place for german soldiers killed in action . a soldier's mission can end in death that's part of the job. soldiers and families have gathered at the field of honor. alex p. was badly injured on duty in afghanistan he says he's here to honor his fallen comrades. this is. it's important that the comrades aren't forgotten just a person is only really dead when they're forgotten. they made the ultimate sacrifice their lives or their health for the mission that they were given. the soldier is a special profession and those who carry it out would like to have the complete support of their employers the government and the people. but many say that's precisely what they don't have. it's not a new problem in one nine hundred fifty five trade unionists youth groups and pacifists protested against the rearmament of post-war west germany and against the founding of the bundeswehr. didn't fall after the experiences of war violence and the holocaust what othe

documents that laid out the goals of the occupation, like the potsdam declaration, declared that the militarists had misled the japanese people. they were those to blame. during the first few years of the occupation, the occupational authorities demobilized and dismantled japan's imperial military. they order the japanese , be governed through the japanese government, they order the japanese government to undertake large-scale purges to remove militarists, and military leaders and officers from public life. militaristic and nationalistic symbols were censored and banned. an international tribunal tried military leaders, sentencing some of them to death. a constitution was drafted by the occupational authorities and it banned offensive military power. article nine declare that air, land and sea forces would never be maintained. the entire occupation was premised on the idea that building a democratic japan eschewal ofe total military power. many japanese embraced this idea, this new model of japanese pacifism. so the decision to create an npr seemed like a radical break. to many peopl