Enjoy beer at Teufelsberg

In the early 20th century, the area deep in the Grunewald forest covered in swamps and mud was changed when the Nazis came to power. As part of Germania's plan - Hitler's vision of a completely renewed Berlin - work began on building a university faculty of military technology, but it was never completed and was demolished in the future. war. In 1972, trees were planted to make the man-made hill more attractive, and a ski slope was built complete with ski lifts, ski jumps and toboggans.

Americans also soon realized the usefulness of the artificial hill. From the 1950s on, antennas and radomes were erected on two hilltops to spy and intercept communications. Giant disks were built to intercept, listen to, and jam radio signals from the Eastern Bloc. The field station was used by American forces until the end of the Cold War in 1989. The four striking radiums are still what gives Teufesberg its mysterious aura today, because as late as 2020. Once the archives are opened, the public can find out what was heard and what methods were used.

After the end of the Cold War and allied forces exited Germany, the complex was used for air traffic control until 1999, when the city government sold it. In 2007, American film director David Lynch wanted to buy the complex to establish a "Vedic Peace University" with a controversial fund - the Maharishi Foundation but was unsuccessful.

Today, visitors can view the remains of the complex with five large radar domes via tour. The listening station is now perhaps Berlin's most famous secret site of the past. Feel the spirit of the Cold War that once permeated the city and enjoy a beer while enjoying the view at the secret beer garden on this "Devil's Mountain" (Teufelsberg).

Address: Teufelsberg, 14055 Berlin

Opening hours: 11:00 – 20:00

Email: teufel@teufelsberg-berlin.de