Schlesischer Busch, Heritage park and Cold War watchtower in Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin, Germany.
The park spans 4.4 hectares with landscaped pathways, mature oak trees, and open lawns surrounding a preserved four-story border observation tower from the Cold War era.
Originally part of the Niederwald forest until the 19th century, the area became a fortified border zone in 1974 with watchtowers monitoring the Berlin Wall division.
The site hosts contemporary art exhibitions and cultural programs that explore themes of division, memory, and resistance through artist residencies and educational tours.
Located at Am Flutgraben 1 in postal code 12435, the wheelchair-accessible park offers guided tours during summer months and connects to public transportation routes.
One of only three remaining border watchtowers in Berlin, it was occupied by artist Kalle Winkler in 1990 and transformed into a museum for forbidden art.
Location: Treptow-Köpenick
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Website: https://berlin.de/landesdenkmalamt/denkmale/berliner-mauer/mauer-denkmale/fuehrungsstelle-schlesischer-busch-649766.en.php
Address: Am Flutgraben 1, 12435 Berlin, Germany 12435 Berlin
GPS coordinates: 52.49530,13.44902
Latest update: November 7, 2025 09:20
More than thirty years after its fall, the Berlin Wall still marks the city. Between the districts of Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, and Friedrichshain, traces of concrete, watchtowers, and commemorative plaques tell the story of a people's and a capital's division. Entire segments have been preserved, others transformed into memorial sites or artworks, such as at the East Side Gallery. Along the old border lines, museums and parks bring these historical remnants back to life: Checkpoint Charlie, Bernauer Straße, the Topography of Terror, and Mauerpark. Each site holds a particular silence, reflecting a time that Berlin does not erase but faces squarely. These locations invite understanding, feeling, and sometimes just remembering.
Arena Berlin
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Schlesischer Busch
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Tabor Church
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Treptower Brücke
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Schlesische Brücke
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Oberschleuse
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Obere Freiarchenbrücke
158 m
Alpha nova & galerie futura
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Sophora japonica 9-1/B
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Bear
385 m
Youth
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Reliefs with putti and garlands
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Festsaal Kreuzberg
241 m
Schlesische Straße 26
401 m
Villa Puschkinallee 4 & 4A
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ABOAG-Betriebshof
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Stolperstein dedicated to Louis Sonnenfeld
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Görlitzer Park bridge
364 m
Steuerhaus der Königlichen Wasserbauinspektion I
219 m
Fr. Weber und Co.
301 m
Villa Eichenstrasse 1
334 m
170. und 251. Gemeindeschule Görlitzer Ufer 2
301 m
Agfa-Fabrik Jordanstraße 1-4, Lohmühlenstraße 65-66
231 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Marie Sonnenfeld
402 m
Denkmalensemble Uferbebauung Flutgraben
238 m
Wachturm Schlesischer Busch
120 m
Work of art, sculpture
159 m
Stele, memorial
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