Görlitzer Park, Public park in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany.
Görlitzer Park is a 14-hectare green space in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, with sports fields, a petting zoo, and a small lake. In the south, an artificial hill with a slide and an 80-metre toboggan run stands on the site of a former railway roundhouse. A 14-metre steel sculpture, Schreitender Mensch by Rüdiger Preisler, rises on the west side of the central hollow.
The site was occupied by Görlitzer Railway Station until 1951, which was torn down in 1962 despite citizen protests. The park was then laid out gradually and retained some remnants of the former rail infrastructure.
The name comes from the former Görlitzer Bahnhof, named after the Saxon town of Görlitz. The park is known as a cannabis sales hotspot, and the artificial hill with its slide and 80-metre toboggan run lies in the southern section, not the north. The Pamukkale fountain, inspired by Turkey's travertine terraces, stood here until its demolition in 2009.
Several U-Bahn stations and bus lines in the surrounding area provide direct access. The paths are mostly level and the park is easy to explore on foot, best during daylight hours.
The remaining tunnel walls from the former rail line form a natural arch in the middle section of the grounds. This structure now occasionally serves as a backdrop for open-air events.
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