Britzer Garten

(Manuel Frauendorf)

Approximately one million visitors a year prove the great attraction of this green oasis in the south of Berlin, which was created as the Federal Garden Show Berlin in 1985. Joggers, walkers, pupils, mothers and fathers with prams, grandmothers and grandpas with grandchildren, love couples, nature lovers, pleasure seekers, those in need of rest and those hungry for sunshine meet here in the multi-generational park over the day. The Britzer Garden is characterised by the ten hectare lake landscape. The Rose, Witch and Karl Foerster Perennial Gardens are unique to Berlin and particularly worth seeing. Special gardening shows have been enriching the Britzer Garten range since 2005. At the big tulip show "Tulipan in the Britzer Garden" guests come from far and wide to see the incomparable splendour of flowers. The rhododendron show is the gardening highlight following the tulip blossom. The large dahlia show "Dahlienfeuer", which presents around 280 different dahlia varieties from the end of August to the end of October, ends the blossoming garden year. Catering offers, the Britzer Parkbahn and numerous events are additional attractions.

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People with restricted mobility and wheelchair users

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities and partially accessible wheelchair users".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

There are five parking spaces for people with disabilities on Mohriner Allee.
The Britzer Garten bus stop (M 44) is located 80 meters from the Buckower Damm entrance.
The Buckower Damm, Sangerhauser Weg, and Mohriner Allee entrances are accessible without steps or thresholds.
All rooms and facilities that are accessible to guests are step-free/at ground level or accessible via ramps.
There is no gradient of more than 6%. Exception: access to the wheelchair carriage.
All doors/passages that are accessible to guests are at least 80 cm wide.
The outdoor paths through Britzer Garten are easy to walk and drive on due to their surface texture.
The paths have a maximum longitudinal slope of up to 6%. There are track crossings with a 2 cm high threshold in some sections of the paths.
Seating is available.
There is a park railway with a wheelchair-accessible carriage.
The Britzer Seeterrassen and Italo Bistro restaurants have wheelchair-accessible tables (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair access at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).
There are several public toilets for people with disabilities, which are accessible from at least one side (minimum 90 cm). There is a flip-up grab rail on at least the accessible side of the toilet.

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People with hearing impairments and deaf people

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

There is no audio induction loop.
In the restaurant Britzer Seeterrassen and in the Italo Bistro there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps or hanging that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact.

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People with visual impairments and blind people

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label " Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with visual impairments and blind people ".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

Assistance dogs are permitted.
The entrances at Buckower Damm and Mohriner Allee are designed with high visual contrast.
Glass doors are not marked with safety markings.
Control elements in the buildings are tactile and designed with high visual contrast almost everywhere.
Almost everywhere, the raised areas that can be used by guests are brightly lit and glare-free (exceptions: outdoor areas away from the main paths).
The signage is designed in easily legible, high-contrast font.
Information is tactile (raised lettering) and available in Braille.
Some of the paths through Britzer Garten have tactile and visually contrasting sidewalk boundaries. Bumps in the ground serve as tactile warning elements (e.g., at railroad crossings on the park paths).
The doors to the Britzer Seeterrassen restaurant and the Italo Bistro open automatically.
Access to the restaurant is via three low-contrast steps without a handrail across the terrace. Alternatively, a ramp is available.
The restaurant and Italo Bistro have menus in simple, high-contrast font, but not in large print.
Assistive technology offered: virtual walk on the “Berlin for the Blind” portal (information with read-aloud function)

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People with cognitive impairments

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

Name and logo of the company are clearly visible from the outside.
The destination of the routes is within sight or there is an uninterrupted route guidance system available.
There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
There is no information in easy language or as photorealistic representation. There is no menu with pictures in the dining rooms, the food is presented visibly.

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