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Löwenbrücke in the Tiergarten (Lions' Bridge) |
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Café
Buchwald
Capt'n
Schillow
Villa
von der Heydt
Lion's
Bridge
Arminiuspl.
Market Hall
Rosa
Luxemburg Memorial
Ave Maria |
In the southwestern corner of the Tiergarten triangle not far from the Neue See, the technically most spectacular bridge in the park spans the
water. It is located between the Strasse des 17. Juni, the Hofjägerallee and the Landwehrkanal. Two pairs of
lions, made of cast iron, sit on tall stone pedestals holding steel bands in their mouths which support this little wooden
bridge. The figures were modelled in the workshop of the sculptor, Christian Daniel
Rauch and cast by August Borsig at Oranienburger Tor. In 1838, Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse’s delicate bridge was erected in the Tiergarten. The gently-swinging construction with its wide low balustrade is as useful to the person who wants to cross
over, as it is inviting to those who want to sit and chat by the still stretch of
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Bus, Tube, Tram: S 3, S 5, S 7, S 9, S 75 Tiergarten; Bus 100, 187, 341
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