"...mein Acker ist die Zeit", Aufsätze zur Umweltgeschichte - Oapen

City and Nature (2007)
Figure 6. Berlin 1821 Various public green areas con be seen, including the tree-shaded “Lustgarten”
developed from the former castle park. The boulevard “Unter den Linden”, with rows
of lime trees, is integrated into the city and connects the king’s palace and the “Tiergarten” (the
noble hunting ground). The planting emphasizes the ceremonial character of the street and
echos elements of baroque palace gardens. “Unter den Linden” was first planted with 1,000
lime trees and 1,000 walnut trees in 1647, following the model of lime-tree parkways of Fürst
Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen. After 1800 chestnut, plane, maple, and mountain ash trees
were preferably planted.
Figure 7. Berlin 1853. This map shows the whole metropolitan area of today. Huge areas
of green, lakes, and the arable land surrounding the city became integrated gradually without
displacing nature totally.
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