Flughafen Tempelhof / Tempelhofer Feld
Platz der Luftbrücke 5
12101 Berlin Tempelhof
Platz der Luftbrücke 5
12101 Berlin Tempelhof
“Tempelhof Airport in its present form was built between 1936 and 1941 according to the plans of Ernst Sagebiel. The largest architectural monument in Europe stands for the monumental self-dramatization of the National Socialists, but has also become a symbol of freedom through the airlift of 1948/49. The structural complex is composed of the ellipse of the airfield and the enormous building complex. The latter consists of a sequence of symmetrical components: a courtyard of honor flanked by two office wings; the reception and handling hall; transit areas and the 1230-meter-long arch of the hangars. …” (translated with the free version of www.deepl.com)