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Mauerpark is a public linear park in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district. The name translates to "Wall Park", referring to its status as a former part of the Berlin Wall and its Death Strip. The park is located at the border of Prenzlauer Berg and Gesundbrunnen district of former West Berlin .
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After reconstruction work overseen by landscape architect Gustav Lange, the Mauerpark was officially opened exactly 5 years after the Wall fell on 9 November 1994. Attractions around the Mauerpark Families, hipsters, joggers and cyclists are all at home in the Mauerpark.
Mauerpark. Today’s Mauerpark is on land that ran between the two parallel walls separating East and West Berlin. With its observation towers, attack dogs, trip wires and armed guards primed to shoot anyone trying to escape to the West, it was known as the “death strip.”.
- Grill a Meal. The grillparty is a summer tradition, but fewer and fewer Berlin parks allow you to grill. Mauerpark somehow still allows its legions of visitors to pull up a grill and enjoy the chill vibes every day of the week.
- Shop Berlin's Biggest Flea Market. The Flohmarkt am Mauerpark (Fleamarket at Mauerpark) is one of the largest in the city. It sprawls out from Bernauer Straße with everything from records to home wares to local designers bags, prints, and fashions.
- Sing Karoake in the Bearpit. Berlin has been home to a range of celebrities from David Bowie to Marlene Dietrich. Every Sunday people step into "bearpit" at Mauerpark to prove their own star power.
- Dance to Live Music. If you prefer to leave it to the semi-professionals, musicians set-up throughout the park. Everything from drum circles to indie singers to blues bands can be found with their own sound systems and power cords.
Mauerpark. Situated in what was once the militarized “death strip” of the Berlin Wall (or Mauer) that divided East and West, Mauerpark is now a social, cultural, and artistic center of the city. Today’s Mauerpark is on land that ran between the two parallel walls separating East and West Berlin.
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Der Mauerpark ist eine Parkanlage in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. Von Bürgerinitiativen 1990 erstmals bepflanzt, 1994 nach Plänen von Gustav Lange eröffnet und bis 2020 mehrfach erweitert, folgt der Park dem Verlauf der ehemaligen Berliner Mauer entlang der Schwedter Straße.
Der Mauerpark in Berlin ist der ehemalige Mauerstreifen zwischen Prenzlauer Berg und Wedding. An den Wochenenden wird der Park zum Szenetreff mit Flohmarkt, Grillen und Karaoke. Berlin.de Das offizielle Hauptstadtportal
