Park at the television tower
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.
View from the town hall tower in northeast direction to the Marienviertel , 1965
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
- ^ 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 .