Großer Tiergarten
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The Großer Tiergarten, simply known as Tiergarten, is an urban public park of Germany
located in the middle of Berlin
, completely in the homonymous locality
. The park is of 210 hectares (518.9 acre); and among urban gardens of Germany, only the Englischer Garten of Munich (417 ha (1,030.4 acre)) is larger.
s, then transformed, from 1830 by Peter Joseph Lenné
, into a modern urban park. During the period 1961–1989 its eastern borders were crossed by the Berlin Wall
. In the northerly neighbouring quarter of Moabit
a much smaller park bears the same name, thus both are differentiated as Großer and Kleiner Tiergarten.
Tiergarten has around 210 Hectares and after Tempelhofer Tempelhofer Freiheit, it is the second biggest parkland in Berlin and the third biggest inner-city parkland in Germany.
Ortsteil and is bordered, on the northern side, by the river Spree
. The little quarter Hansaviertel
borders on it at the north-western side and the Zoological Garden is situated on the south-western side. The principal road is the Straße des 17. Juni
which ends, in the east, at the Brandenburg Gate
. Other main roads are the Altonaer Straße, Spreeweg and Hofjägerallee. In the middle of the park is the square named Großer Stern
("Great Star") with the Siegessäule
(Victory column) located in its centre. In addition to the Brandenburg Gate, other notable buildings and structures located close to the park are the Soviet War Memorial
, the Reichstag, the Bundestag
(all in the eastern borders), the new central railway station
(in the north) and, on the southeastern borders, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
and the central square of Potsdamer Platz
.
at the rail stops of Berlin Tiergarten
(situated at the western entrance on the Straße des 17. Juni) and Berlin Bellevue.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
located in the middle of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, completely in the homonymous locality
Tiergarten
Tiergarten is a locality within the borough of Mitte, in central Berlin . Notable for the great and homonymous urban park, before German reunification, it was a part of West Berlin...
. The park is of 210 hectares (518.9 acre); and among urban gardens of Germany, only the Englischer Garten of Munich (417 ha (1,030.4 acre)) is larger.
History
Großer Tiergarten (literally in big animal garden) was originally a hunting reserve of the Prince-electorPrince-elector
The Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Roman king or, from the middle of the 16th century onwards, directly the Holy Roman Emperor.The heir-apparent to a prince-elector was known as an...
s, then transformed, from 1830 by Peter Joseph Lenné
Peter Joseph Lenné
Peter Joseph Lenné was a Prussian gardener and landscape architect from Bonn who worked in the German classicist style.-Childhood and development:...
, into a modern urban park. During the period 1961–1989 its eastern borders were crossed by the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
. In the northerly neighbouring quarter of Moabit
Moabit
Moabit is an inner city locality of Berlin. Since Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it belongs to the newly regrouped governmental borough of Mitte. Previously, from 1920 to 2001, it belonged to the borough of Tiergarten. Moabit's borders are defined by three watercourses, the Spree, the...
a much smaller park bears the same name, thus both are differentiated as Großer and Kleiner Tiergarten.
Tiergarten has around 210 Hectares and after Tempelhofer Tempelhofer Freiheit, it is the second biggest parkland in Berlin and the third biggest inner-city parkland in Germany.
Geography
The park is located on the northern and central side of TiergartenTiergarten
Tiergarten is a locality within the borough of Mitte, in central Berlin . Notable for the great and homonymous urban park, before German reunification, it was a part of West Berlin...
Ortsteil and is bordered, on the northern side, by the river Spree
Spree
The Spree is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic...
. The little quarter Hansaviertel
Hansaviertel
The Hansaviertel is a small locality between Großer Tiergarten park and the Spree river within the central Mitte borough of Berlin...
borders on it at the north-western side and the Zoological Garden is situated on the south-western side. The principal road is the Straße des 17. Juni
Straße des 17. Juni
The Straße des 17. Juni is a street in central Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is the western continuation of the Unter den Linden. It runs east-west through the Tiergarten, a large forest park to the west of the city centre. At the eastern end is the Brandenburg Gate and at the western end is...
which ends, in the east, at the Brandenburg Gate
Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate is a former city gate and one of the most well-known landmarks of Berlin and Germany. It is located west of the city centre at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which...
. Other main roads are the Altonaer Straße, Spreeweg and Hofjägerallee. In the middle of the park is the square named Großer Stern
Großer Stern
The Große Stern is the central square of the Großer Tiergarten park in Berlin, in which is sited the Berlin Victory Column....
("Great Star") with the Siegessäule
Berlin Victory Column
The Victory Column is a monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia had also defeated Austria in the Austro-Prussian War and France in the...
(Victory column) located in its centre. In addition to the Brandenburg Gate, other notable buildings and structures located close to the park are the Soviet War Memorial
Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)
The Soviet War Memorial is one of several war memorials in Berlin, capital city of Germany, erected by the Soviet Union to commemorate its war dead, particularly the 80,000 soldiers of the Soviet Armed Forces who died during the Battle of Berlin in April and May 1945.The memorial is located in the...
, the Reichstag, the Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
(all in the eastern borders), the new central railway station
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
' , is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and until it opened as a main line station, it was a stop on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway temporarily...
(in the north) and, on the southeastern borders, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe , also known as the Holocaust Memorial , is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold. It consists of a site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae", arranged in a...
and the central square of Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany, lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag , and close to the southeast corner of the Tiergarten park...
.
Transport
The park is principally served by the S-BahnBerlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...
at the rail stops of Berlin Tiergarten
Berlin-Tiergarten railway station
Berlin Tiergarten is a railway station on the Berlin Stadtbahn line in the Tiergarten district of Berlin. It opened in 1885 and is served by the S-Bahn lines , , and and located very close to the Großer Tiergarten park....
(situated at the western entrance on the Straße des 17. Juni) and Berlin Bellevue.
Photogallery
See also
- SiegessäuleBerlin Victory ColumnThe Victory Column is a monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia had also defeated Austria in the Austro-Prussian War and France in the...
- Großer SternGroßer SternThe Große Stern is the central square of the Großer Tiergarten park in Berlin, in which is sited the Berlin Victory Column....
- Carillon in Berlin-TiergartenCarillon in Berlin-TiergartenThe Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten is located in a freestanding tower next to the House of World Cultures , near the Chancellery in the northeastern part of Berlin's central Tiergarten park...
- Tiergartenstraße
- Berlin Zoological Garden