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Tiergarten

The Tiergarten is Berlin's main park, an extensive 210-hectare landscaped garden right in the centre of the city. Designed in the 19th century by Peter Joseph Lenné on the model of English gardens, it combines wide meadows, streams, lakes with small islands, numerous bridges such as the Löwenbrücke, and a dense network of paths. Statues commemorating Prussian and German figures are dotted throughout the park, including Queen Luise, Goethe, Lessing, Fontane, Wagner and Lortzing, as well as the Beethoven-Haydn-Mozart memorial. Among its most notable features are the Victory Column at the Großer Stern, the Soviet War Memorial erected in 1945, the Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted under Nazism (2008) and the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism (2012). The park is also home to the Gaslaternen-Freilichtmuseum, a permanent display of historic gas lamps, and offers spaces for picnics, barbecues, jogging, cycling and field sports, as well as a large children's playground near Potsdamer Platz. In winter, ice skating is occasionally possible on some of its small ponds. The Tiergarten is surrounded by city landmarks such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, the Federal Chancellery, Bellevue Palace and Potsdamer Platz.

Things to do at Tiergarten: 24 missions

• Take in the ornamental pondsEnjoy the park's ornamental ponds.
• Walk along the PrachtboulevardWalk along the Prachtboulevard, added in 1895.
• See the Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under NazismTake in the Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under Nazism, built in 2008.
• Explore TuntenwieseExplore Tuntenwiese, a nudist area of the Tiergarten park.
• Cross the LöwenbrückeCross the Löwenbrücke, one of the park's many bridges.
• See the statue of Queen LuiseTake in the statue of Queen Luise, beloved queen of the Prussians.
• Walk through the English gardensStroll through the park's English gardens.
• See the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National SocialismTake in the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism, built in 2012.
• See the Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)Take in the Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten), erected by the Soviets for the fallen soldiers of the Red Army.
• Go cycling in TiergartenCycle through the areas of Tiergarten suited to cycling.
• Take in the water basinsTake in the park's water basins.
• Walk along the SiegesalleeWalk along the Siegesallee, considered the park's most famous addition.
• Play field sports such as football in TiergartenPlay in the areas of Tiergarten suited to field sports such as football.
• Go ice skating on some of the park's small pondsIn cold winters, it is sometimes possible to skate on some of the park's small ponds.
• See the statues of Johann Wolfgang von GoetheTake in the statues of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and other writers and composers erected in the park.
• See the monuments (Soviet War Memorial)Take in the monuments (Soviet War Memorial) within Tiergarten.
• Enjoy barbecues in TiergartenUse the areas of Tiergarten suited to barbecues.
• Explore the mazesDiscover the park's mazes.
• Enjoy picnics in TiergartenUse the areas of Tiergarten suited to picnics.
• See the KomponistendenkmalTake in the Komponistendenkmal, also known as the monument to Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart.
• Go jogging in TiergartenRun through the areas of Tiergarten suited to jogging.
• Admire the sculpturesLook at the sculptures that add cultural significance to the park.
• Visit the salonsDiscover the gathering areas called "salons" set up along the park's paths.
• Visit a large playground in the south-east corner of the park, near Potsdamer PlatzHead to a large playground in the south-east corner of the park, near Potsdamer Platz.

Near Tiergarten