Fliegeberg is a historical attraction, resembling a pyramid-like hill with a stairwell leading to the summit. Upon reaching the peak, you will witness a ‘Bronze Globe’ – built-in 1932 in the memory of Mr. Otto Lilienthal, the Flying Man. Otto Lilienthal is a legendary personality in Germany’s aviation history. Known for his extraordinary collections of gliding designs, he patented 25 such designs during his lifetime. In 1894, Otto Lilienthal took the help of his brother to build the Fliegeberg from rubble near his home in Lichterfelde. This artificial hill soon became his testing site where people would come to witness him glide from a 15-meters (50 feet) high hill. However, in 1896, Otto Lilienthal lost his life on a flying test. In 1928 and 1933, the park underwent beautification, and Fliegeberge was further redesigned by adding halo shaped structure balanced by the pillars over the bronze globe. Today, Fliegeberg is a fantastic spot where visitors can climb the green hill and get a sweeping view from the summit.
Situated close to the scenic River Spree, Berlin Friedrichstraße Railway Station is located in the historic city of Berlin. This bustling railway station is mostly visited by tourists who want to explore the area. Opened back in the year 1882, this station was remodeled and expanded several times. Along with an underground railway station, this railway station features many platforms and a labyrinth of railway lines. In addition to local trains, many long distance trains also halt here.
Denkzeichen Georg Elser is an incredible monument made out of steel designed by Ulrick Klages. This 17-meter high memorial sculpture was installed in Berlin to pay homage to Georg Elser, a brave man who carried an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in 1939. Elser took one whole year and sketched a fool-proof plan to place explosives to kill Hitler. However, his assassination attempt failed in the 1939 bomb attack in Munich. Elser was eventually hunted down by the Gestapo (Secret Police of Nazi Army) and held as 'Führer special inmate' who was finally murdered in the Dachau concentration camp on Hitler's orders. Unveiled on November 8, 2011, the memorial is an abstract sculpture of Elser's face that illuminates at night.
Founded in the year 1935, Flugplatz Rangsdorf is an old airfield. It was previously used by the Air Force. Several well-known personalities like Elli Beinhorn, Bernd Rosemeyer, Beate Uhse and Gerd Achgelis are known to have visited here before the war. Part of this historic airfield is currently used by a boarding school. Erik Roßnagel from the company named Terraplan plans to renovate and convert the remaining area into a housing complex. This airfield is a fantastic place to visit for history lovers.
A one of a kind attraction, Kaninchenfeld is a brass silhouettes of rabbits installed by the artist Karla Sachse. They hold great significance when East and West Berlin were separated by the Berlin wall and no one was allowed to move from one territory to another, it was during that time these rabbits passes from one corner of the city to the other. Soon the walls were taken down and the rabbits lost their natural habitat and moved to nearby parks. While you are in the city do witness the brass silhouettes of rabbits.