Treptower Park
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| Location | Alt-Treptow, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin |
Treptower Park (pronounced [tʁɛptoːɐ], with a silent w) is a park alongside the river Spree in Alt-Treptow, in the district of Treptow-Köpenick, south of central Berlin.
History
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It was the location of the Great Industrial Exposition of Berlin in 1896. It is a popular place for recreation of Berliners and a tourist attraction.
During the Cold War, Treptower Park was in East Berlin, on the German Democratic Republic side of the Berlin Wall. On 14 July 1987 it was used by British band Barclay James Harvest for the first ever open-air concert by a western rock band in the German Democratic Republic.[1] In May 1989, the Bethke brothers used the park as an impromptu airstrip for defecting to West Germany by ultralight aircraft.[2]
Soviet war memorial
[edit]Its prominent feature is the Soviet War Memorial (sometimes translated as the "Soviet Cenotaph"), built to the design of the Soviet architect Yakov Belopolsky to commemorate the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in April–May 1945. It was opened four years after the war ended, on May 8, 1949.
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Panoramic view of the Memorial -
Illustration made in relief as part of Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park -
A view into the pedestal of the memorial -
Statue of kneeling Soviet soldier at the memorial
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Barclay James Harvest Biography
- ^ Iken, Katja (May 23, 2014). "Flucht der Bethke-Brüder aus Ost-Berlin" – via www.spiegel.de.
External links
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Media related to Treptower Park at Wikimedia Commons- Website der Bürgerinitiative Treptower Park
- Rollercoaster Database - Spree-Park Info
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