Railway Parks and an Airfield: Berlin’s Green South

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Park am Gleisdreieck – Ostpark

   ~3 min here

   Park am Gleisdreieck – Ostpark gives you open lawns and traces of a vanished railway landscape in the heart of the city.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Viktoriapark

   ~3 min here

   Viktoriapark is an urban park on Kreuzberg, built around a monument and a dramatic artificial waterfall.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Schwerbelastungskörper

   ~3 min here

   Schwerbelastungskörper is a massive concrete cylinder built as a load test for an enormous triumphal arch that the Nazi regime planned for Berlin.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Tempelhofer Feld

   ~3 min here

   Tempelhofer Feld is an open public park on the grounds of the former Tempelhof Airport, where Berliners now come for recreation.

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• RiversideEast Side Gallery and the Spree4 stops · ~1 hr 55 min · 3.8 kmSee the walk
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