Teufelsberg

Literally translating to "The Devil's Mountain," Teufelsberg is the tallest hill in Berlin, man-made by the Allies with the rubble of Berlin after World War Two. Since it lies in the Western part of the city, in the Grunewald, it makes the top of it a nice place for picnic-ers to fly kits and have a view of Berlin.


[Side view of the tallest building on Teufelsberg]

It is also particularly interesting because it used to be the sight of an old National Security Agency Complex, where the Americans could spy on the Russians from. Today, that complex remains, leaving creepy abandoned buildings at the top of Teufelsberg.


[The cafeteria... the only building in the complex that had windows]

About a month ago, we went exploring around Teufelsberg to find out way in. For a while, we just had to walk around the Grunewald until we got to the top. Once there, we had to climb in through a hole in the fence. Although it is technically closed, there were no guards there and about another 20 people wondering around inside as well.


[View of the Grunewald, a pretty big forest for being inside Berlin's city limits]


[View of Berlin, a pretty cloudy day]

After we walked around some of the buildings, we walked up an extremely dark staircase to the top radar tower. The dome still in tact, it makes an awesome echo chamber; makes you wonder if the NSA workers ever went up there on breaks to have some fun.


[Annie looking out the little window at the top]

It was so bizarre to explore the different effects the dome had on your voice, standing in different spots and hearing where you hear your voice come from, making different sounds to see the different effects. This is definitely one of the coolest non-tourist things to see in Berlin if you have the time.