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2 Ku’damm 5 Tiergarten
Map 2 A5, 2 B4. Kurfürsten damm. Map 2 C3, 3 D3, E3, F3.
@ 109, 110, X10, M19, M29, M46. Tiergarten or Bellevue.
@ 100, 187, 341.
The eastern area of the
Charlottenburg region, around Once a forest used as
the boulevard known as the Elector’s hunting
Kurfürstendamm (the Ku’damm), reserve, the Tiergarten
was developed in the 19th was transformed into a
century. Luxurious buildings landscaped park by Peter
were constructed along the Joseph Lenné in the 1830s.
Ku’damm, while the areas of A Triumphal Avenue,
Breitscheidplatz and A tranquil area within the Tiergarten lined with statues of the
Wittenbergplatz filled up with country’s rulers and
hotels and department stores. problems of the poor, as well statesmen, was built in the
After World War II, with the old as human suffering. eastern section at the end
centre (Mitte) situated in East This museum displays the of the 19th century.
Berlin, Charlottenburg became work of Käthe Kollwitz and World War II inflicted huge
the centre of West Berlin. After includes posters, drawings and damage, but replanting has
the war the area was transformed sculptures as well as documents, restored the Tiergarten and
into the heart of West Berlin, such as letters and photographs. its avenues are bordered
with dozens of new company with statues of figures such as
headquarters and trade centres 4 Zoologischer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
being built. It is now Berlin’s and Richard Wagner.
main shopping street. Garten Near the lake and the
Zoological Garden Landwehrkanal are memorials
Hardenbergplatz 8 / Budapester Straße to Karl Liebknecht and Rosa
34. Map 2 B3, C3, 2 B4, C4. Tel (030) 25 Luxemburg, the leaders of the
40 10. & Zoologischer Garten. Spartakus movement who were
@ M46, X9, X10, X34, 100, 109, 149, assassinated in 1918.
200, 245, 249. Open spring & summer:
9am–6:30pm daily, autumn: 9am–
5:30pm daily, winter: 9am–4:30pm 6 Siegessäule
daily. & ∑ zoo-berlin.de Triumphal Column
This is actually part of the Großer Stern. Map 3 D2.
Hansaplatz. Bellevue. @ 100, 187,
Tiergarten and dates from 1844, 106. Open Apr–Oct: 9:30am–6:30pm
making it one of Germany’s Mon–Fri, 9:30am–7pm Sat & Sun;
oldest zoos. In addition to exotic Nov–Mar: 10am–5pm Mon–Fri,
animals such as kiwis and 10am–5:30pm Sat & Sun.
axolotis, the zoo is home to many
endangered species as well as This column, based on a design
Mother and Child, from the rare domestic animal breeds. by Johann Heinrich Strack,
Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum A monkey house contains a was built to commemorate
family of gorillas, orang-utans victory in the Prusso-Danish
3 Käthe-Kollwitz- and mandrills and there is a war of 1864. After further
Museum darkened pavilion for viewing Prussian victories in wars
nocturnal animals. A glazed against Austria (1866) and
Fasanenstraße 24. Map 2 A5. Tel (030) wall in the hippopotamus France (1871), a gilded figure
882 52 10. Uhlandstraße or pool enables visitors to representing Victory, known
Kurfürstendamm. @ 109, 110, X10, observe these enormous as the “Goldelse”, was added
M19, M29, 249. Open 11am–6pm animals in the water. The large to the top. It originally stood
daily. & 9 ∑ kaethe-kollwitz.de aquarium contains sharks, in front of the Reichstag
piranhas and unusual coral building but was moved to its
This small private museum reef species. There is also a present location by the Nazi
provides a unique oppor tunity huge terrarium with an government in 1938. The base
to become acquainted with the overgrown jungle that is is decorated with bas-reliefs
work of Käthe Kollwitz (1867– home to some crocodiles. commemorating battles, while
1945). Born in Königsberg, the Just to the west of the higher up a mosaic frieze
artist settled in Berlin where she zoo on Jebenstrasse depicts the founding of
married a doctor who worked in is the Newton- the German Empire in
Prenz lauer Berg, a working-class Sammlung, a gallery 1871. An observation
district. Her drawings and of photographs by Siegessäule terrace offers mag-
sculptures portrayed the social Helmut Newton. (Triumphal Column) nificent views.
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