{"id":3066,"date":"2026-06-11T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-14T20:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T20:49:07","slug":"icc-spaceship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/?p=3066","title":{"rendered":"ICC-Spaceship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006688;\"><strong><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">ICC-&#8220;Spaceship&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006688;\"><strong><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&#8220;Interstellar Cosmic Cathedral&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/ICC-Berlin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"187\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Applying \u03a0 and \u03a6<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Once called a \u201cspaceship\u201d for its sci-fi inspired design, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internationales_Congress_Centrum_Berlin\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">ICC<\/span><\/a> was a symbol of W-Berlin\u2019s ambition during the Cold War, hosting world leaders, cultural events &amp; iconic performances. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/ICC-hanging-meeting-halls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This architectural marvel, where huge <a href=\"?p=3009\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">buttresses<\/span><\/a> hold the huge conference halls in place, stands abandoned, yet it holds a fascinating story of innovation, rivalry, and resilience. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/ICC-brain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The Building&#8217;s Brain<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">From brutalist architecture to Star Trek-inspired lecture halls:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2025-pics\/ICC-Brln-80th-cnf-ctr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"139\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">One of the 80 conference halls<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HWI0wyCJQhw?si=BMxLnvUwo4kOvA5p\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">320x80x40 meters (16 cubes) in \u03a6 size<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"?p=3039\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">read more &#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICC-&#8220;Spaceship&#8221; &#8220;Interstellar Cosmic Cathedral&#8221; Applying \u03a0 and \u03a6 Once called a \u201cspaceship\u201d for its sci-fi inspired design, the ICC was a symbol of W-Berlin\u2019s ambition during the Cold War, hosting world leaders, cultural events &amp; iconic performances. 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