Tempelhof: Airlift Airport, Tempelhofer Feld, and Berlin's Most Contested Open Space
Tempelhof is a locality in Berlin's Tempelhof-Schoeneberg borough with a population around 62,000. The Flughafen Tempelhof, designed by Ernst Sagebiel under the Nazi regime as one of the world's largest buildings, became an icon of Cold War defiance during the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift, when Allied planes landed every few minutes to supply the blockaded western sectors. The Luftbrueckendenkmal (Airlift Memorial) outside the terminal commemorates this.
The Tempelhofer Feld, the former airfield converted into a public park after the airport closed in 2008, is one of the largest urban open spaces in the world. A 2014 referendum rejected plans to build housing on its edges, and it remains undeveloped. Kitesurfers, urban gardeners, cyclists, and joggers share the runways. Tempelhof's residential streets are solidly middle-class, quieter than the nightlife districts further north. The U-Bahn connects to central Berlin in 15 minutes. Adult companionship follows Berlin's city-state regulations.
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Tempelhof is a locality in Berlin's Tempelhof-Schoeneberg borough with a population around 62,000. The Flughafen Tempelhof, designed by Ernst Sagebiel under the Nazi regime as one of the world's largest buildings, became an icon of Cold War defiance during the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift, when Allied planes landed every few minutes to supply the blockaded western sectors. The Luftbrueckendenkmal (Airlift Memorial) outside the terminal commemorates this.
The Tempelhofer Feld, the former airfield converted into a public park after the airport closed in 2008, is one of the largest urban open spaces in the world. A 2014 referendum rejected plans to build housing on its edges, and it remains undeveloped. Kitesurfers, urban gardeners, cyclists, and joggers share the runways. Tempelhof's residential streets are solidly middle-class, quieter than the nightlife districts further north. The U-Bahn connects to central Berlin in 15 minutes. Adult companionship follows Berlin's city-state regulations.
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