| Destination: GERMANY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sights*
Alexanderplatz
* Bauhaus-Archiv * Berliner Dom * Brandenburger Tor * Haus am Checkpoint Charlie * Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche * Kulturforum * Museumsinsel * Schloss Charlottenburg * Tiergarten * Topographie des Terrors * Unter den Linden |
Tiergarten
Once a hunting ground well stocked with boar and deer, the Tiergarten (Animal Garden) is a 524-acre park in the center of
the city, with woodlands, lakes and waterways, gardens and open-air concerts. Landscaping first began in 1818. The park is
divided by the wide avenue Strasse des 17 Juni, where an 1873 Siegessäule (victory column) crowned with a golden goddess commemorates
Prussian successes against Denmark, Austria and France.
Address:
Surrounds of Strasse des 17 Juni
Bus: TXL, 100, 123, 200, 248, 341 Metro: S-Bahn to Tiergarten |
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