Erholungspark Marzahn is a public park in Marzahn

Marzahn

Marzahn is a locality within the borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf in Berlin. Berlin's 2001 administrative reform led to the former boroughs of Marzahn and Hellersdorf fusing into a single new borough...

, Berlin

Berlin

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. It was opened on 9 May 1987 as Berliner Gartenschau. The total area encompasses more than 100 hectares (247.1 acre).

History

In 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, Korea

Korea

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n, and Japan

Japan

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ese. In 1995, it welcomed 132,000 visitors. By 2007 the number has increased to 650,000.

Gärten der Welt

Theme	Area	Opened
Chinese garden	27000 m² (32,291.7 sq yd)	15 October 2000
Japanese garden	2700 m² (3,229.2 sq yd)	30 April 2003
Balinese garden	500 m² (598 sq yd)	18 December 2003
Oriental garden	6100 m² (7,295.5 sq yd)	7 July 2005
Korean garden	4000 m² (4,784 sq yd)	31 March 2006
Italian garden	3000 m² (3,588 sq yd)	31 May 2008

External links

• Official website