Park at the television tower

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City model from the GDR era with the park at the television tower , behind it the Alexanderplatz

The park at the television tower in Berlin district center of the district of the same is a green space , the place of the Second World War destroyed and then demolished Marie district on behalf of the GDR -Führung was built between 1965-1973. The approximately six hectare park is bounded by Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse in the northwest, Alexanderplatz train station in the northeast, Rathausstrasse in the southeast and Spandauer Strasse in the southwest. It is a listed building .

Description and future

The park at the television tower was built between 1965–1973 according to plans by Dieter Bankert , Manfred Prasser and Hubert Matthes . A 60-degree angle to the tower axis, which determined the shape of the green and water areas as well as the inclined position of the Marienkirche , formed the basis of the planning. At the foot of the television tower , a terrace leads over to the main axis of the park, which is designed with water cascades , rose parterres and ornamental trees . The side rooms on Karl-Liebknechtstrasse and Rathausstrasse are characterized by lawns, linden and maple trees . There are paved meeting places in front of the Marienkirche and the Rotes Rathaus . In addition to the eponymous television tower and the medieval St. Mary's Church, the park also contains the Neptune Fountain by Reinhold Begas , which was formerly set up on Schloßplatz , the Luther monument by Paul Otto and the group of construction workers by Fritz Cremer . The future of the park at the television tower has been discussed since 1990, with ideas ranging from preserving the green area to rebuilding the Marienviertel.

  • City model around 1880 with the area of ​​today's park in the left half of the picture

  • View from the town hall tower in northeast direction to the Marienviertel , 1965

  • View from the town hall tower in northeast direction over the park, 1987

  • View from the Hotel Stadt Berlin to the park at the television tower, 1973

  • Neptune fountain, behind it the Marienkirche

  • Neptune Fountain, behind it the Red City Hall

See also

literature

  • Rolf Rühle: The open spaces on the television tower in Berlin. In: German garden architecture . 10th year, issue 3, pp. 54–55. German Agricultural Publishing House, Berlin 1969.
  • Stephanie Herold: Platz am Fernsehturm and former Marx-Engels-Forum . In: Post-War Modern Architecture. Architecture guide 1949–1979 . Reimers, Berlin 2013.
  • Axel Zutz: The park at the television tower. Design history, elements and writers. In: Free space under the television tower. Historical dimensions of a modern urban space . Theater der Zeit, Berlin 2015.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinrich Trost: The architectural and art monuments in the GDR - capital Berlin I. Ed .: Institute for Monument Preservation of the GDR. Henschelverlag, Berlin 1983, p. 37-38 .