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(dismount). — 13»/4 M. Grunewald-Halensee. — Thence via the Knrflirsten-
Damm, past the Emp. William Memorial Church (keep to the right),
across the Cornelius-Brucke, and via, the Hitzig-Str. and the Tiergarten-
Str. to the (20 M.) Brandenburg Gate.
15. Spandau and Tegel.
The Upper Spree and Dahme.
Spandau and Tegel. — Spandau may be reached by the Nauen
suburban trains from the Lehrte Station (7'/2 M.) or by the trains
of the Stadtbahn (p. 12).
Spandau (Friedrichshof, R. 272-5, B. 3/4, D. 174^, Kaiser-
hof, similar charges, both near the station; Restaurant Pohrt,
Breite-Str. 32; Restaurant Havel-Terrasseu, at the Charlotten-
Briicke), a formerly fortified town with 70,300 inhab., at the con¬
fluence of the Spree and the Havel, has large military factories.
Beyond the Charlotten-Briicke is a bronze Statue of Emp. Fred¬
erick III., by Manthe (1892); and in front of the Nicolui-Kirche is
a bronze Statue of Elector Joachim. II., by Encke, unveiled in 1889,
commemorating the elector's confession of Protestantism here in 1539.
At the beginning of the Xeustadt, beyond the Garrison Church, is a
Monument to Bismarck, by G. Meyer (1901). The imperial mili¬
tary reserve fund of six millions sterling is kept in the Julius-
Turm of the citadel, to the N.E. of the town.
Tramways : to the S. to Pichelsdorf, on the right hank of the Havel
opposite the Grunewald (p. 184); to the N. to the Stadtpark Restaurant
and to Hakenfelde, both on the margin of the pleasant Btlrgerheide; to
the E. to the Spandauer Bock, near the Grunewald (p. 183).
Steamers on the Lower Havel, from the Charlotten-Briicke ('/a M.
from the station) on week-days 6 times, Sun. 12 times daily to Pichels-
werder (p. 184; 20 pf.), Schildhorn, Gatow, Kaiser Wilhelm - Turm
(30 pf.), Lindwerder, Wannsee (p. 186; 50 pf.), Pfauen-Insel, Moorlake,
Sakrow, Glienicke Bridge (p. 198), and Potsdam (Lange-Brucke, 80 pf.);
comp. p. 188.
The suburban trains on the Lehrte line go on beyond Spandau via
Seegefeld to Finkenkrug. The popular Finkenkrug Restaurant, 3/4 hr.
from the station, is situated in the *Brieselang, the only considerable
forest of foliage-trees now left in the neighbourhood of Berlin.
Cycling Route. From Berlin to Finkenkrug, 25l/.i M., a pleasant
excursion through wood; start from the Brandenburger Tor (prohibited
streets, see p. 43). — 4'/2 M. Schloss Charlottenburg; ascent to Westend.
— 6'/4 M. Spandauer Bock; rapid descent. — 8i)/4 M. Spandau (from the
market-place to the right, via Potsdamer-Str. and Schbnwalder-Str.). —
10 M. Fehrbelliner Tor. — 102/3 M. Stadtpark Restaurant. — 15 M.
Schwanenkrug. — 20 M. Pausin; here to the left. — 22'/2 M. Brieselang
Colon//. — 25 M. Finkenkrug. — Thence to Falkenberg and (to the right)
the station of Seegefeld (33/4 M.).
Steamers from Spandau to Tegel, starting near the Garrison
Church (30 pf.) ply frequently across the broad Havel to the
pleasure-resorts of Tegelwt (to the N.) and Saatwinkel, and then