Hansa Studios

Hansa Studios, in the historic Meistersaal concert hall at Köthener Straße 38, stood right beside the Berlin Wall by Potsdamer Platz. Between 1976 and 1978 the building became the creative refuge of David Bowie and Iggy Pop: Bowie recorded much of “Heroes” (1977) here and produced Iggy Pop’s albums The Idiot and Lust for Life in the same rooms. The control room of the big studio looked out over the death strip, and the title track of “Heroes”, with its lovers kissing “by the Wall”, was inspired by that view. The 1910 hall is a protected monument and still works as a recording studio and event space today.

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