Viktoriapark

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The Viktoriapark is a park in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough of city of Berlin, Germany.

The park is situated on a slope between the Teltow plateau in Brandenburg to the Urstromtal valley in Berlin. The major landmark of the park is a national monument dedicated by Frederick William III of Prussia to liberation battles fought at the end of the Napoleonic wars. This monument provides an excellent viewpoint over much of the southern portions of the city. An artificial waterfall originates at the foot of the monument and continues down the hillside to the intersection of Großbeerenstraße and Kreuzbergstraße. Additionally, the local wine Kreuz-Neroberger is cultivated here.

[edit] History

The park was originally designed in 1821 by Neoclassical architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel at the foot of the promontory then known as Tempelhofer Berg.

A re-design in 1888 by then city parks director Hermann Mächtig resulted in the park's current mountainesque character. Between 1913 and 1916, the western section of the park was significantly expanded.

Parks in Berlin
Britzer Garten | Botanical Garden | Erholungspark Marzahn | Pfaueninsel | Tiergarten | Treptower Park | Viktoriapark | Volkspark Mariendorf | edit