TIERGARTEN

district of Berlin, Germany, on the Spree River. Before World War II the district was Berlin's diplomatic quarter and the site of the War Ministry. It includes the famous 630-acre (255-hectare) Tiergarten Park, a deer preserve until the 18th century. The park was destroyed in World War II, but it has been replanted; its new English garden was donated by the British. The zoological gardens in the park have also been restored and are again among the finest in Europe. The park is bisected by the Strasse des 17. Juni, commemorating the killing of protesting East German workers by Soviet tanks on June 17, 1953. Cultural institutions built since World War II include the Congress Hall, the Philharmonic Hall, the New National Gallery of modern art, and the State Library. Pop. (1986 est.) 72,000.