The controversial demolition work on Berlin's historic Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark is underway. On Tuesday, excavators rolled up to the stadium in Prenzlauer Berg and began removing buildings on the site. "The demolition started this morning, that's the message I received from the Senate Department for Urban Development," confirmed Interior and Sports Senator Iris Spranger (SPD) at a Senate press conference.
The NaturFreunde Berlin association had previously announced its intention to submit an urgent application to the Berlin Administrative Court to stop demolition work on the stadium until species protection in the sports park had been sufficiently taken into account. This concerns compensatory measures to permanently secure the breeding grounds of birds and bats. The court did not confirm receipt of such an application on Tuesday.
