Treptower Park, Public park in Treptow-Köpenick, Germany.
Treptower Park is an 88.2-hectare park on the Spree in Berlin's Alt-Treptow, comparable to the Tiergarten. Its central feature is a 250-metre-long, 100-metre-wide hippodrome-shaped meadow, now occupied by the Soviet War Memorial. The park also contains the Archenhold Observatory, a rose garden with 25,000 roses, and a carp pond.
Landscape architect Johann Heinrich Gustav Meyer designed the grounds from 1876 onwards on behalf of the city of Berlin, taking English garden layouts as his model. After opening in 1888, the site quickly became a popular destination for the growing population of the imperial capital.
The memorial's central figure, by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and architect Yakov Belopolsky, depicts a Soviet soldier holding a rescued child and cutting a swastika with a sword. It is linked to senior sergeant Trifon Lukyanovich, who died after saving a German girl, and to sergeant Nikolai Masalov. Granite from Hitler's Reich Chancellery was used in its construction.
Along the eastern shore several boat rental stations allow visitors to hire pedal boats or rowboats and navigate Rummelsburg Bay. On sunny days it is worth arriving early to find a spot on the large lawns or under the shady trees.
On the small Island of Youth in the middle of the park stands a wooden clubhouse that has served as a youth meeting point since the 1950s and now hosts concerts and cultural events. The narrow bridge leading to the island has been renewed several times but keeps its original arched silhouette.
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