Today, the airport is closed, but the grounds have been turned into a fabulous park.

The site has a long association with flight with some of the earliest flight attempts being made here.

Tempelhof was designated as an airport in 1923 and soon zeppelins were flying out of it.

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The old terminal was constructed in 1927 and the first commercial flights started.

The airports iconic arc-shaped hangar was built during this expansion.

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