A City Under Dictatorship

Munich

Berlin and Munich are shown as landscapes transformed by Nazi display, surveillance and the everyday habits of people living under authoritarian power.

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The Parade in Berlin The Parade in Berlin from "Munich". Armour Through Wilhelmstrasse Military Display Hartmann watches a German armoured column pass the Foreign Ministry and Chancellery.

The Parade in Berlin from "Munich". Armour Through Wilhelmstrasse Military Display Hartmann watches a German armoured column pass the Foreign Ministry and Chancellery.

Armour Through Wilhelmstrasse Military Display Hartmann watches a German armoured column pass the Foreign Ministry and Chancellery. An Unenthusiastic Crowd The lack of cheering undermines the spectacle’s intended image of national unity.

The Balcony Audience The Balcony Audience from "Munich". Hitler Appears A Brief Performance Hitler salutes the passing troops from a balcony while only a modest crowd gathers.

The Balcony Audience from "Munich". Hitler Appears A Brief Performance Hitler salutes the passing troops from a balcony while only a modest crowd gathers.

Hitler Appears A Brief Performance Hitler salutes the passing troops from a balcony while only a modest crowd gathers. The Public Mood Hartmann and Kordt read the sparse attendance as evidence that Germans had expected peace, not war.

Königsplatz Remade Königsplatz Remade from "Munich". Monumental Politics The Old Park Removed Hartmann sees that the former green space has been replaced by granite, temples and Nazi buildings.

Königsplatz Remade from "Munich". Monumental Politics The Old Park Removed Hartmann sees that the former green space has been replaced by granite, temples and Nazi buildings.

Monumental Politics The Old Park Removed Hartmann sees that the former green space has been replaced by granite, temples and Nazi buildings. Ideology in Stone The physical city has been reorganised to stage obedience and political myth.

The Crowded Führerbau The Crowded Führerbau from "Munich". A Court Around Hitler Officials and Guards Delegations, party leaders and security officers gather in the Führerbau’s marble rooms.

The Crowded Führerbau from "Munich". A Court Around Hitler Officials and Guards Delegations, party leaders and security officers gather in the Führerbau’s marble rooms.

A Court Around Hitler Officials and Guards Delegations, party leaders and security officers gather in the Führerbau’s marble rooms. A Visible Hierarchy The building’s ceremonial design turns diplomacy into a display of who controls access and who must wait.

A Cheerful Night Outside A Cheerful Night Outside from "Munich". Oktoberfest and Politics Public Festivity Music, beer and cheering continue outside the British hotel while the agreement is negotiated.

A Cheerful Night Outside from "Munich". Oktoberfest and Politics Public Festivity Music, beer and cheering continue outside the British hotel while the agreement is negotiated.

Oktoberfest and Politics Public Festivity Music, beer and cheering continue outside the British hotel while the agreement is negotiated. Two Realities The crowds celebrate a reprieve, while Hartmann and Legat carry knowledge of the danger still ahead.

27 September 1938, morning

27 September 1938, afternoon

29 September 1938, late morning

29 September 1938, midday

29 September 1938, evening