At the heart of Berlin’s Tiergarten Park, an anonymous person has carved the lyrics to one of the greatest love songs of all time: Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.”
The carving is neat and deliberate. Clearly this was no act of youthful graffiti but rather a meaningful statement of purpose. Whether it was a declaration of love for a person or just for the song itself, the “Stand By Me” Tree has become a touching unsanctioned monument in Tiergarten Park. The bark has long since healed, and Ben E. King’s timeless lyrics will remain as long as the tree stands.
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| Berlin Victory Column | 2019 | 0.6km | site_ao | ||
| Where the Conspirators That Tried to Kill Hitler Met Their Deaths | 2016 | 0.6km | site_ao | ||
| Where the Conspirators That Tried to Kill Hitler Met Their Deaths | 2016 | 0.6km | site_ao | ||
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| Berlin’s Massive Carillon | 2018 | 1km | site_ao | ||
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| Bürohaus An der Urania (today: Landeszentrale für politische Bildung) | 1.1km | site_brutalism | |||
| Academy of Arts (Akademie der Künste) | 1958 | 1.2km | site_brutalism |
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