Arc lamp candelabra in Berlin

Replica of the three-armed Witzleben candelabra on Luisenplatz, 2015

The term arc lamp candelabra originated from the very bright electric carbon arc lamps originally used , which were used to illuminate selected streets between 1880 and 1920. From 1920 electric light bulbs and other lighting technology were used, some of which were also installed in the old candelabra.

Well-known arc lamp candelabra

Well-known examples of historical arc lamp candelabra from Berlin:

• Schupmann candelabra , designed for the boulevard Unter den Linden in 1888, largely dismantled in 1935 and the remains destroyed in World War II and then finally dismantled. Replicas were set up again in 1992 on Pariser Platz and from 1998 on Unter den Linden.
• Hardenberg candelabra , designed around 1900 for Hardenbergstrasse in the then still independent city of Charlottenburg . Replicas were built in 1987 on Kurfürstendamm .
• Witzleben candelabra , also known as the bishop's staff. Replicas were set up in 1987 on Spandauer Damm in front of Charlottenburg Palace between Danckelmannstrasse and Luisenplatz and on Luisenplatz between Spandauer Damm and in front of the Schloßbrücke . Replicas of this type of candelabra can also be found on the Kreuzberg part of the general train ( Yorckstrasse from Hornstrasse, Gneisenaustrasse and Hasenheide to before Hermannplatz).
• Arc lamp candelabra from Potsdamer Platz , designed in 1905 by Emil Högg, dismantled in 1936/1937.

Hardly noticed arc lamp candelabra

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  Arc lamp candelabra at the Tempelhof town hall , 2020

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  Arc lamp candelabra at the Tempelhof town hall, detail, 2020

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  Arc lamp candelabra on Winterfeldtplatz , 2020

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  Arc lamp by Peter Behrens on the AEG site on Brunnenstrasse , 2014

The arc lamp candelabra at the Tempelhof town hall and Winterfeldtplatz were fitted with replicas of the carbon arc lamp designed by Peter Behrens and supplied by Hahnlicht in 1992 and 1993 , respectively.

There are several arc lamps by Peter Behrens on the AEG site on Brunnenstrasse, which were restored by Kunstschmiede Berlin around 1992 .

More representative street light candelabra

In the 1930s and 1950s, more street-light candelabra were created that are no longer equipped with arc lamps:

• OWA candelabra, also called spear candelabra 1935 for the equipment of the East-West axis designed
• Paulick candelabra , which were erected from 1952 to 1955 in what was then Stalinallee , today Karl-Marx-Allee , in Berlin-Friedrichshain .

Web links

Commons : Street lighting in Berlin, not just electric arc lamps  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Pictures of street lamps in Berlin on the picture gallery of Berliner Strassenlaternen.de , accessed on March 9, 2020
• Historical Luminaire Museum at berlin.de , accessed on March 9, 2020
• Historical lights with examples of Berlin candelabra on selux.com , accessed on March 9, 2020
• Cityscape Berlin - lighting concept on berlin.de , accessed on March 9, 2020

Individual evidence

1. ↑ According to information from the Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection (former Senate Department for Urban Development) from February 2020, the candelabra on Tempelhofer Damm (light mast LM 163) was equipped with three replicas of the carbon arc lamp designed by Peter Behrens in 1992.
2. ↑ According to information from the Senate Department for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection (former Senate Department for Urban Development) from February 2020, the three candelabra on Winterfeldtplatz (LM 3, 4 and 5) were each equipped with two replicas of the carbon arc lamp designed by Peter Behrens in 1993.