Jungfernheide Public Park (1926)

Former Parade Ground and Shooting Range – The park opened in 1926 and was named after the nuns of the old Spandau convent. 100 years earlier, the area was used militarily: Spandau convent. 100 years earlier, the area was used militarily: as a parade ground, shooting range, and starting in 1896 as the location of the first airship battalion. After WWI, military aviation was forbidden, and the hangars were torn down. The park’s construction was financed as part of an emergency employment program. This program led to public parks and recreation areas being opened all over Berlin for the city’s growing population. Jungfernheide Park included athletic fields, playgrounds, a youth camp, a water tower, a beach area, and an open-air theater. The latter site is now home to the Kulturbiergarten.