Friday, February 24, 2006

Berlin: area by area – Treptow - Treptower Park


Treptow Park is a popular place in the south of the city. It was created in 1876 and carried on by Johann Gustav Meyer. In 1919, 15,000 striking workers forgathered here under Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. The park is known for its Soviet monument. It is dedicated to the 5,000 soviet soldiers killed in action who were buried there.