Lichtenstein Bridge
The Lichtenstein Bridge is the eastern footbridge of a double pedestrian bridge in Berlin-Tiergarten . The western transition has been called Rosa-Luxemburg-Steg since 2012 . The footbridges bridge the Landwehr Canal on a common substructure .
The Lichtenstein Bridge is part of the grounds of the Zoological Garden and connects its main part with an expansion area on the northeast bank of the canal. It is named after the physician Martin Hinrich Lichtenstein , the founder and first director of the zoological garden. The arched truss bridge can only be entered by zoo visitors and employees.
The Rosa-Luxemburg-Steg, on the other hand, is freely accessible to all passers-by in the Great Zoo . In the evening hours, however, the southwest bank of the Landwehr Canal is closed to ensure that the neighboring zoo is quiet.
history
The previous Wilhelmine building (1873) was destroyed in the Second World War. For the bridge built in 1985/86 under the direction of Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte, 106 t of steel were used. Three or five continuous tubular lattice girders are attached over three fields of steel tubes with tie rods .
monument
Under the bridge on the south bank there is a monument to Rosa Luxemburg , whose body is said to have been thrown into the canal around this point. That is why a footbridge on the bridge was renamed “Rosa-Luxemburg-Steg” in September 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bridge is named after Rosa Luxemburg Tagesspiegel online, September 25, 2012, accessed on January 14, 2018.
- ↑ Lichtenstein Bridge at Ponton's Bridges
- ↑ Symbolic name of the "Rosa-Luxemburg-Steg". Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment, September 25, 2012, accessed on September 27, 2012 .
Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 32.8 " N , 13 ° 20 ′ 35.8" E