Culture and nature form one of the classic pairs of opposites in human history. Where one begins, the other seemingly ends. However, if you look at the concept of "landscape", the boundaries quickly become blurred. The "landscape", derived from the Dutch "landschap", describes the man-made land - which, in the narrower sense of nature, is no longer natural but cultivated. And the Britzer Garten, which is composed of artificially created lake and hilly landscapes, also overcomes the theoretical opposition of culture and nature with its explicitly natural design.
The relationship between nature and culture is also the leitmotif of the numerous sculptures and structures in Britzer Garten, the vast majority of which were created in 1985 as part of the "Art in Architecture" funding program. Throughout the park, visitors will find various installations, works of art and architecture that are both testimonies to their decade in art history and timeless results of artistic explorations of nature and the environment.
Along the "art axis", which runs from the north-east to the south-west of the park, visitors interested in art will find the calendar square, which functions as the center of the artistic arrangement, various fountains and numerous sculptures from the 1980s.
Britzer Mühle
Who still thinks about how the bread actually ends up in the bakery counter or in the bread section of the discount store? Or where the flour comes from that is used to bake the bread? The word "flour" comes from "to grind", and flour was usually ground in a mill.
You can see exactly how this works in the Britz Mill, which turned grain into flour using the power of the wind between 1865 and 1946. In the meantime, the wind power was replaced by a diesel engine, and today the Britzer Mühle is one of the few mills in Berlin that is still "working." Since the Federal Garden Show in 1985, the mill wheels have been turning leisurely in the wind again, grain from controlled organic sources is ground and several types of tasty bread are baked from the flour obtained. During the season, they are sold by members of the Britzer Müllerei e.V. association every Friday between noon and 5 pm and every Saturday between 11 am and 4 pm in the "Brotstube" on the premises.
