Schwerbelastungskörper

The Schwerbelastungskörper is a large concrete cylinder located at the intersection of Dudenstraße, General-Pape-Straße, and Loewenhardtdamm in the northwestern part of the borough of Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany.

Photo: Bruhaha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Technical monument
Description: concrete cylinder in Berlin, Germany, built by Albert Speer during the Nazi era for test purposes
Also known as: “GroBbelastungskorper”, “GroBbelastungskörper”, “Grossbelastungskorper”, “Grossbelastungskörper”, “Großbelastungskorper”, “Großbelastungskörper”, “Naziklotz”, “Schwerbelastungskoerper”, “Schwerbelastungskorper”, and “מבנה הכבדה”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kolonnenbrücke and Berlin Südkreuz station.

Kolonnenbrücke

Bridge

Photo: Srittau, CC BY 4.0.

Kolonnenbrücke is a bridge, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Schwerbelastungskörper.

Berlin Südkreuz station

Railway station

Photo: Denis Apel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Berlin Südkreuz station is a railway station in the German capital Berlin. The station was originally opened in 1898 and is an interchange station. The Berlin Ringbahn line of the Berlin S-Bahn metro railway is situated on the upper level and connects to the east and west, whilst the Anhalter Bahn and Dresdner Bahn intercity railway routes reach the station on the lower, north-south level. Berlin Südkreuz station is situated 1 km southwest of Schwerbelastungskörper.

Viktoriapark

Park

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Viktoriapark is an urban park in the locality of Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany. It opened in 1894 and is named after the British princess and later Queen of Prussia Victoria. Viktoriapark is situated 730 metres northeast of Schwerbelastungskörper.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rote Insel and Viktoria-Quartier.

Rote Insel

Quarter

Rote Insel is the name colloquially given to a neighborhood in the Schöneberg district of the German capital, Berlin. As such, the neighborhood is part of Berlin's 7th administrative borough, Tempelhof-Schöneberg.