Monument to the Red Army

Berlin, as a great city has several parks among which is the great Treptow Park, located southeast of the District of Mitte. Is a little out of the way but worth a visit. See the country's recent history, in the ideals represented in the giant Soviet Red Army monument. It was built between 1946 and 1949 and stands on the grave of 5,000 Soviet soldiers fallen in the battle for Berlin in 1945. The entrance is marked by a large sculpture, covered with pieces of red granite extracted by the Soviets Hitler's chancellery and used in this monument. There is access to a large landscaped walkway in the center where there is a tomb for Russian soldiers and large stones with carvings of soldiers in various positions.