Walking around in my neighbourhood today I came across the old C. Bechstein piano manufactury in Ohlauer Strasse. This is virtually around the corner from where I live but I had no idea it existed! It was a nice coincidence that I had my camera with me to take this shot of the C. Bechstein signature underneath the sunlit roof top.

Bechstein used to have production facilities in that exact space since the 1880s. The building you see on the picture below was constructed in 1907 by A. Toepffer and it was used until 1988 when the company moved into a new building at the Moritzplatz which I cross every day on my way to the Staatsbibliothek.

More information on this building can be found at www.luise-berlin.de, a fantastic resource for the historic sites of Berlin.