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in 1973. Due to the conditions of the pool basins and degradation of the bleachers, the facility was demolished in 1999. Only the four lantern pillars of the western gate remain, which were made in the workshop of Karl
Souradny in 1951. In GDR times a youth recreation camp existed in the park, the
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were constructed during the period from 1949–1951. The complex included a 5-meter deep pool for diving, and an 8-lane, 50-meter long swimming pool, along with stands for up to 8000 spectators (Karl-Friedrich-Friesen
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The period from 1995 to 2004 saw a period of renovation and reconstruction, during which the Fairy Tale
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was constructed at the southern end of the park in 1950, and after recent renovation remains open today. In preparation for the
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courts, a wading pool, and a restaurant. It is also crisscrossed with paths appropriate for
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dedicated to unity against nuclear war was constructed in between the two
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Some of the information in this article is based on a translation of
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The Märchenbrunnen in
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virtual museum of dead places: photos of the former swimming pool
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577:"A walking route through the Volkspark from the Berlin Senate"
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location in Berlin, and is open 24 hours. In addition to the
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The park was originally conceived by the landscape gardener
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The Peace Bell, given to East Berlin as a gift from Japan.
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at several difficulty levels, and in the winter months a
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who held the post of city park director, and learned his
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page from the Berlin city website about the
Volkspark
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Information on the
Volkspark from www.berlindude.com
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Memorial to Polish
Soldiers and German Anti-Fascists
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460:Monument to the Spanish Civil War, erected in 1968
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355:was constructed in between the two
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60:. The oldest public park in
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255:German Democratic Republic
854:Volkspark Prenzlauer Berg
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844:Volkspark Jungfernheide
622:(in German). 2017-04-07
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749:Park Klein-Glienicke
471:German reunification
376:German reunification
226:in 1941, as well as
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424:Frederick the Great
333:Hauff and Henkler's
118:landscape architect
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859:Volkspark Rehberge
804:Rudolph-Wilde-Park
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412:Schuttberge
357:Schuttberge
353:nuclear war
343:In 1989, a
272:Schuttberge
224:flak towers
987:Categories
957:52°31′36″N
930:Stadtforst
814:Tiergarten
769:Lustgarten
764:Körnerpark
739:Goethepark
626:2018-08-16
587:2010-04-19
540:References
506:Liegewiese
475:GDR period
408:Peace Bell
349:Peace Bell
126:Schöneberg
102:centennial
78:Tiergarten
46:urban park
960:13°26′2″E
940:Wuhlheide
905:Grunewald
774:Mauerpark
620:berlin.de
502:amenities
398:Monuments
372:vandalism
285:buildings
279:from the
263:mountains
72:(>300
528:See also
518:toboggan
312:Cold War
196:Fountain
161:hospital
130:vineyard
74:hectares
66:hectares
64:, at 52
925:Spandau
888:Forests
638:General
514:jogging
498:leisure
491:cycling
392:cycling
329:Stadium
291:" and "
267:postwar
235:bombing
228:bunkers
216:endemic
212:typhoid
208:rickets
88:History
900:Düppel
695:Berlin
510:tennis
489:, and
390:, and
314:. An
277:rubble
232:Allied
142:(1913)
62:Berlin
935:Tegel
702:Parks
416:Japan
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