Körnerpark, Heritage garden park in Neukölln, Germany

Körnerpark is a 2.4-hectare park in Neukölln, laid out between 1912 and 1916 in a former gravel pit five to seven metres below street level. Its western side is closed by Reinhold Kiehl's orangery, modelled on Versailles, while the eastern part holds a cascade with fountains. The long sand-coloured orangery block has rows of rectangular windows, small dormer windows under the cornice and a slightly projecting central section with a shallow pediment.

Franz Körner gave his gravel pit to the then independent city of Rixdorf in 1910, on condition that the planned park bear his name. Probably designed by Hans Richard Küllenberg, it was laid out between 1912 and 1916 in Neo-baroque style. The city fathers wanted it to give the surrounding quarter a decorative character and encourage upscale housing. The Körnerpark has been a listed garden monument since 2 April 2004.

The park carries Franz Körner's name because his 1910 gift of the gravel pit to Rixdorf came with the condition that the planned garden bear it. The Körnerpark neighbourhood also takes its name from the park. Since October 1983 the orangery has housed a district-funded gallery where artists from around the world stage thematic exhibitions, and on summer weekends its forecourt hosts free concerts and performances.

The park lies five to seven metres below street level, reached by steps or ramps from Jonasstraße, Schierker Straße, Selkestraße and Wittmannsdorfer Straße. The orangery's forecourt hosts free concerts and performances on summer weekends. The cascade and canals were renovated in 2002.

The entire site sits five to seven meters below the surrounding street level and is surrounded by retaining walls on three sides. This unusual topography is a direct result of its past as a gravel extraction site.