Tiergarten

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Tiergarten is a district in Berlin’s Mitte borough, centred on the expansive Großer Tiergarten park.

Why go

  • The Victory Column, tree-lined pedestrian avenues and hunting sculptures, with the Bismarck Memorial elsewhere in Großer Tiergarten.
  • Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz on Großer Tiergarten’s eastern edge.
  • The Kulturforum’s Gemäldegalerie, Neue Nationalgalerie and Philharmonie.
  • Haus der Kulturen der Welt in the Kongresshalle, a 1957 gift from the USA to West Berlin.
  • The Soviet war memorial near Brandenburg Gate, built in 1945.

Opening hours

Today00:00 – 23:59Show all
Monday00:00 – 23:59
Tuesday00:00 – 23:59
Wednesday00:00 – 23:59
Thursday00:00 – 23:59
Friday00:00 – 23:59
Saturday00:00 – 23:59
Sunday00:00 – 23:59

Don't miss

  • Schloss Bellevue and the CarillonGroßer Tiergarten contains the German President’s residence, Schloss Bellevue, and a Carillon.Großer Tiergarten
  • Berlin Zoo and AquariumThe zoo and aquarium stand beside Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten.Beside Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten

Shorts

History

The land between Großer Tiergarten and the Spree was incorporated into Berlin in 1861. The area was officially designated the new Tiergarten district in 1884. Before German reunification, Tiergarten was part of West Berlin.

  1. OriginsThe park began as a hunting ground for the Electors of Brandenburg.
  2. 1830sLandscape architect Peter Joseph Lenné designed the park.
  3. 15 January 1919Freikorps soldiers shot Karl Liebknecht in the park.
  4. After 1944The park was largely cleared of trees for firewood.

Sources: Tiergarten (district) - Wikipedia · Berlin-Tiergarten - Wikipedia · Berlin-Tiergarten - Wikipedia · checked 29 Sep 2026

Where
Strasse des 17. Juni 100, Berlin

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Questions and answers

When is Großer Tiergarten open?

The park is open 24 hours every day.

Where does Germany’s parliament meet?

The Bundestag meets in the Reichstag building at Platz der Republik.

Which public transport serves the Tiergarten district?

BVG buses provide most connections within the district. U1 and U3 serve Kurfürstenstraße on its southern edge; U5 serves Bundestag in the northeast.

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