Once the hunting grounds of the Brandenburg elite, the Großer Tiergarten
is now an urban park in central Berlin. Commemorating a Prussian
victory, the Berlin Victory Column stands in the park and is surrounded
by a street circle. Pedestrians can reach the column by using any of
four underground tunnels. Near the Column sits Schloss Bellevue, the
Beautiful Palace, which is the official residence of the President of
Germany. Occupying the southwest corner of the Tiergarten, the Berlin
Zoo houses around 14,000 animals. The open-air habitats have made it one
of the most popular zoos in Europe.
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