Zeppelinplatz, Public park in Wedding, Berlin
Zeppelinplatz is a public square with walking paths, rest areas, and open green spaces surrounded by residential buildings and Beuth University of Applied Sciences. The western section contains sports facilities including table tennis tables, fitness equipment, and a renovated soccer field.
The square was named after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a German pioneer in airship technology during the early 1900s. His name commemorates a significant innovation that shaped aviation history.
The square's name recalls Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin's airship flight to Berlin on 29 August 1909; it was given on 1 June 1910. The Brüsseler Kiez citizens' initiative, the district representation "mensch müller" and the Berliner Hochschule für Technik (formerly Beuth) pushed the 2015–2017 rebuild, and the school's Haus Beuth entrance forecourt was redesigned with new lighting.
The square lies in the Brüsseler Kiez, bounded by Limburger Straße, Ostender Straße and the access road Zeppelinplatz; Antwerpener Straße crosses it between Seestraße and Triftstraße. The playground with water play and the fenced lawn (dogs prohibited) sit in the first construction phase, while the youth area, ball court and the forecourt of the historic Haus Beuth were rebuilt in the second. The Berliner Hochschule für Technik borders the grounds to the southwest.
The 2015–2017 rebuild by Teichmann LandschaftsArchitekten, part of the Aktive Zentren programme, cost about 2.2 million euros, including removal of old contaminated soil and a bomb search before the first spade was cut on 8 July 2015. The square reopened on 6 October 2017.
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