ModellPark Berlin-Brandenburg

The Modellpark Berlin-Brandenburg was a miniature park in Berlin's Oberschöneweide district, located on the grounds of the former Ernst-Thälmann-Stadion in the Volkspark Wuhlheide. Covering three hectares, it showcased more than eighty detailed replicas of the region's most important landmarks at a scale of 1:25. The park opened in 2007 and served as a three-dimensional travel guide, meant to inspire visitors to see the original sites in Berlin and Brandenburg for themselves. For visually impaired visitors in particular, the models offered a chance to experience the architecture by touch.

The project grew out of an initiative by the employment agency to give the long-term unemployed meaningful work in high-quality model making. The models were handcrafted by employees in Berlin workshops, using weatherproof materials so they could stand up to outdoor display. Besides the architectural miniatures, which ranged from the Brandenburg Gate to the Glienicke Bridge, the grounds also featured a demonstration workshop, a playground, a tactile and herb garden, and a viewing point. The landscape models also included replicas of bodies of water such as Müggelsee and Wannsee.

The park was open during the day from April to October and drew tens of thousands of visitors each year. Because of strict conservation requirements in the local drinking water protection area, as well as planning-law hurdles, the Modellpark was closed in 2026. The operators now plan to maintain the roughly eighty models and make them portable piece by piece, so that selected miniature buildings can be displayed in public buildings, shopping centers, or busy public squares in the future.