SPREEPARK
The Spreepark was an amusement park in Berlin Treptow-Köpenick that opened in 1969, during the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) time.
It was called Kulturpark Plänterwald and it was next to the Spree river, within a big area of about 24 hectares.
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It was finally completed in 1991, right after Germany’s reunification and the contract went to Spreepark Berlin GmbH, which added new attractions and reached more visitors.
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With time, the park suffered a few modifications and transformed into a more Western-style amusement park. The Spreepark had very famous attractions like the Ferris wheel (that still can be seen from the other part of the river), roller coasters, a stage, a Western town, and more.
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Since 1999 the park started receiving fewer visitors and the debts increased. Three years later, in 2002, it was announced it was insolvent and closed to visitors.
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Sadly, the area fell into disrepair and started to get vandalized: today it’s an abandoned amusement park, full of graffiti and a big decay sensation.
Some tours have been offered to the public since 2011, though many people have entered illegally into the park.
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It wasn’t until 2014 when the City of Berlin bought the Spreepark and chose Grün Berlin to restore it.
Today only a few relics of the old park remain like the red Ferris wheel, the village and a roller coaster, but the Spreepark still catches the attention of the curious ones.
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Thank you.