Beijing Square
| Beijing Square | |
|---|---|
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 Redesigned place, April 2017 |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Berlin |
| District | Wedding |
| Created | 19th century |
| Newly designed | 1985, 2011 |
| Confluent streets |
North bank, Kiautschoustraße, Samoastraße |
| Buildings | urinal |
| use | |
| User groups | Pedestrians , cyclists , cars |
| Space design |
Albert Brodersen (19th century), Wedding Green Space Office (1985) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Square area | 2500 m² |
The Beijing place in the Berlin district of Wedding of the district center is a small park, which was created in the building of the new residential area at the end of the 19th century. A men's needs center was built on it in 1890, the type of which is known as the “ Café Achteck ” and is now a protected monument .
Location and naming
When the urban area was divided according to a block grid as part of the Hobrecht plan in 1862, small residual areas were left that were too small for development. This is how, among other things, the almost triangular Beijing Square was created between the north bank, Torfstrasse, Samoa and Kiautschoustrasse on the Berlin-Spandau shipping canal . The small square is already marked on the city map from 1906. To the west of it the Torfstrasse Bridge (today Torfstrasse Footbridge ) led over the canal.
The long-distance cycle route Berlin – Copenhagen , established at the end of the 20th century, runs past Peking Square .
The name given by the imperial city administration to the Chinese capital Beijing on September 13, 1905 commemorates the military occupation of Beijing during the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion in autumn 1900 by troops of the great powers under the leadership of the German General Field Marshal Alfred von Waldersee .
Square designs
Initial investment
The first documented plan for horticultural design comes from Hermann Mächtig in 1909. However, it was never implemented. In 1913 the area was given playgrounds and green areas for the first time according to the specifications of the master horticulturalist Albert Brodersen .
Redesigns in 1949 and 1985
When many of the surrounding houses were destroyed by bombing and street fighting at the end of the Second World War , Peking Square was used as an interim storage facility for rubble until August 1949 . Then it was restored in its original form in a youth emergency operation , whereby the deposits were partially incorporated and thus slightly increased the space. At the end he received a new greening according to plans by Günther Rieck.
This inner-city residential area was undersupplied with open spaces, so that overuse was the result. Complaints about the neglected condition of the facility grew louder. In 1985, therefore, the square was completely redesigned by the Wedding Green Space Office, whose planner was the garden and landscape architect Michael Hennemann. New shrubs and trees such as poplars and linden trees were planted. A lawn parterre and a rose bed, surrounded by benches and planted areas, became the focal point of the square. The western area of the square was given a white trellis with climbing roses to round off the space . Its decorative place character has been reinterpreted and an attractive children's playground with water pump, paddling pool and sand play areas have been integrated. The construction costs were around 260,000 marks (adjusted for purchasing power in today's currency: around 237,000 euros).
Redesign in 2011
In 2009 a competition for the redesign was announced, which the landscape planner Margret Benninghoff won. Benninghoff had previously redesigned the Sprengelpark . The winning design is based on a complex redesign concept that combines the closely spaced Weddinger city squares such as Peking Square, the new Sprengelpark and the green corridor on the north bank into one large leisure area. Among other things, a playground for small children, a skate park , a fitness course, a Chinese pavilion and quiet areas for older people are planned. The roads on the side of the road were either traffic-calmed or completely closed to public traffic. The work was financed with funds from the neighborhood fund . A staircase to the north bank, new seating, fitness equipment and a better equipped playground were built for 230,000 euros. Park, square and bank are thus connected to form a green unit. On July 1, 2011, the newly designed square was officially inaugurated by District Mayor Christian Hanke .
Use and peripheral development
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Lounges on the square
At the western tip of Pekinger Platz is one of the few remaining urinals , which were available as a type design from 1877 and were installed in Berlin at the time. It is a cast-iron octagonal pavilion without windows, which is popularly known in Berlin as " Café Achteck " and which is used by men for their needs. During all the reconstruction work on the square, this lavatory was retained, the interior fittings were adapted to the respective hygiene standards. It can therefore still be used ( location ).
Square edge building
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The streets north of the square are built up to the square with four to five-story rental houses. On the ground floor, cafes and restaurants offer visitors to the square or strollers on the waterfront promenade.
Transport links
Pekinger Platz is close to the Amrumer Straße underground station , and the Westhafen and Wedding S-Bahn stations are each around one kilometer away.
literature
- Jürgen Handrich, Gerd Kittelmann, Brigitte Prévot: Town squares in Wedding. A documentation of their origin and meaning. 1st edition. Wedding district office in Berlin, 1991.
- Reiner Elwers, Rachel Nissen, Thies Schröder, Jörg Haspel: City guides for all cases. Berlin and its public toilets. Verlag L & H, 2002, ISBN 978-3-928119-77-1 , p. 80.
- Landesdenkmalamt Berlin (ed.), Matthias Donath: Monuments in Berlin. Mitte district: Wedding and Gesundbrunnen districts. Imhof, 2004, p. 197.
Web links
- Beijing Square. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- QM Sparrplatz starts public participation ; Press release June 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Litter box on Beijing Square
- ↑ Peking Square on a city map from 1906 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Beijing Square. In: District lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein
- ↑ Angela M. Arnold, Gabriele von Griesheim: rubble, railways and districts . Self-published, Berlin 2002; P. 240
- ↑ Pekinger Platz: Redesign plans decided - Friday, June 25, 2010. A design by landscape architect Frank van Bargen from August 2010
- ↑ Conversion plan for Peking Square presented. Information from the district management and the Senate Administration from August 26, 2010
- ↑ Plan of the district management for a larger city square with the Beijing square as the center; Sheet 1 (PDF; 3.4 MB), accessed September 10, 2010
- ↑ same plan; Sheet 2 with textual explanations (PDF; 1.7 MB), accessed on September 10, 2010
- ↑ "Green triangle: Beijing square inaugurated after renovation" - Information from the district management and the Senate Department from July 5, 2011
Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ′ 24 ″ N , 13 ° 21 ′ 15 ″ E
