Mauerpark, Urban park in Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Mauerpark is a linear public park in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg, about 1 km long and 14.3 hectares in area, following the former Berlin Wall along Schwedter Straße. Its southern section is about 200 m wide and contains a 400 m × 50 m lawn surrounded by an amphitheater built into a slope, a dog run, and a partly asphalted flea market area. The Gleimtunnel separates it from the smaller northern section, which holds a climbing wall, playground, sunken garden, and the Moritzhof youth farm.
This former death strip between East and West Berlin was transformed into a public park after reunification, opening to residents in 1994. The city preserved sections of the wall and gradually added sports facilities and the amphitheater over the following years.
The name "Mauerpark" means "Wall Park", after the Berlin Wall strip it occupies. Since late February 2009 the Bearpit Karaoke Show has been held at the stone amphitheatre built into the stadium embankment, weather permitting on Sunday afternoons from spring to late autumn. The flea market has run every Sunday since 2004 on the western side, with stalls selling vintage fashion, vinyl records, CDs, GDR memorabilia and bicycles.
The park sits near Bernauer Strasse and can be reached via U-Bahn stations Eberswalder Strasse or Bernauer Strasse, with several tram lines stopping nearby. Weekends draw large crowds, so visiting in the morning or on weekdays offers a quieter experience with more space to explore the grounds.
Some of the painted wall segments date back to the final months of the German Democratic Republic and feature motifs added by artists from around the world after 1990. The graffiti wall along the eastern edge is regularly reworked by new spray painters, changing its appearance almost every week.
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