Tiergarten: the great park at the heart of Berlin

Updated on October 1, 2026

Covering 207 hectares, the Großer Tiergarten is the largest park in central Berlin. It stretches along both sides of Straße des 17. Juni, from S Tiergarten station to the [Brandenburg Gate](/fr/attractions/porte-de-brandebourg), between the government district to the north and the Kulturforum to the south. Once the hunting ground of the prince-electors, it was redesigned as an English-style landscape park by Peter Joseph Lenné in the 1830s, then replanted from 1949 with trees donated from all over Germany, after being almost entirely felled for firewood at the end of the war. Entry is free and open day and night. Lawns, lakes, statues and memorials can be explored on foot or by bike, a few minutes from the [Reichstag](/fr/attractions/reichstag-berlin).

Highlights

The Neuer See and the Café am Neuen See

In the south of the park, this lake lined with tall trees is the busiest spot in the Tiergarten. The Café am Neuen See, Lichtensteinallee 2, combines a restaurant and a beer garden by the water; it also rents out rowing boats for a trip around the lake. Close by, memorials recall the murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in January 1919.

The Luiseninsel and the rose garden

In the eastern part of the park, the Luiseninsel is a small ornamental garden surrounded by water, with flower beds and a monument to Queen Louise of Prussia unveiled in 1880. It was restored in 1987 following the 1880 plans of garden director Eduard Neide. Together with the neighbouring rose garden (Rosengarten), it forms the most colourful part of the Tiergarten.

The English Garden and the Teehaus

In the north-west, near Levetzowstraße, the English Garden (Englischer Garten) was created after the war at the initiative of Berlin's British military commander. Its thatched tea house, built in 1952, was badly damaged by fire in September 2024. The building is closed: the Mitte district and Grün Berlin are studying whether it can be restored. The garden remains open to walkers.

The memorials

Along Straße des 17. Juni, near the Brandenburg Gate, stands the Soviet War Memorial. South of the Reichstag, the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma of Europe murdered under National Socialism has been open since October 2012. The [Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe](/fr/attractions/memorial-aux-juifs-assassines-d-europe) lies just opposite the eastern edge of the park. In the centre, on the Großer Stern, you can climb the [Victory Column](/fr/attractions/colonne-de-la-victoire-berlin) to its viewing platform.

Infos pratiques

Tips

The park is huge: for a first visit, walk from the Brandenburg Gate to the Großer Stern along Straße des 17. Juni, then turn off towards the Neuer See on the southern paths. Bus 100, which crosses the park via the Großer Stern, lets you shorten the walk on the way back. Entry to the park and the memorials is free (as checked in October 2026).

How to get there

Großer Tiergarten, Straße des 17. Juni, 10557 Berlin. S-Bahn S3, S5, S7 and S9: Tiergarten (west side) and Bellevue (north side) stations. S-Bahn S1, S2, S25 and S26 and U-Bahn U5: Brandenburger Tor station (east side). Bus 100: Großer Stern and Schloss Bellevue stops, in the heart of the park. U-Bahn U9: Hansaplatz station, near the English Garden.