Hasenheide Public Park

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Hasenheide Public Park Description

(Local Name: Volkspark Hasenheide) Hasenheide Park, covering an area of 56 hectares/138 acres and situated in a densely populated part of Berlin, was laid out by Peter Joseph Lenné in 1838. From 1878 it was used as a shooting range by the Berlin garrison, and it became a public park only in 1936-39. After the Second World War it was extended to take in the Rixdorfer Höhe, a hill 69.5m/230ft high formed of rubble from buildings destroyed during the war. A nature trail was laid out and a wide variety of facilities for recreation and relaxation were provided - wide expanses of grass, children's playgrounds, enclosures in which animals could range at liberty, heath and rhododendron gardens and an open-air theater. To

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Hobbies & Activities category: Historic site; Provincial or municipal park; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain