Erholungspark Marzahn

Erholungspark Marzahn is a public park in Marzahn, Berlin. It was opened on 9 May 1987 as Berliner Gartenschau. The total area encompasses more than.HistoryOverviewIn 1991, the park was renamed to Erholungspark Marzahn. In October 2000, the Chinese garden is opened as a part of Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World). This was followed by other gardens, including Oriental, Italian, Balinese, Korean, and Japanese. In 1995, it welcomed 132,000 visitors. By 2007 the number has increased to 650,000.IGA 2017The park was chosen as the site of the Internationale Gartenausstellung 2017 (IGA 2017), an international horticultural exhibition.TransportNearest metro station is Kienberg (Gärten der Welt), on the U5 line. Named "Neue Grottkauer Straße" until 2016, it was renamed in that way for the IGA 2017. The station is also the eastern terminus of the IGA Cable Car (IGA-Seilbahn), a 1.5 km-long aerial tramway line serving and crossing the park, built for the expo.