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← Zur aktuellen AusgabeFriedrichshain's 1980s sports palace fights for survival
SEZ Friedrichshain threatened
Berlin's Senate wants to bulldoze a landmark.
The Sport- und Erholungszentrum (SEZ) in Friedrichshain, a striking 1980s structure that once hummed with activity, sits abandoned and faces demolition now that the state has reclaimed it from years of neglect [Quelle: NaturFreunde Berlin]. Citizen groups and the NaturFreunde are mounting a legal fight to save it, arguing the denkmalgeschütztes ensemble deserves protection and reuse as a public sports facility for grassroots athletes, not the wrecking ball.
The preservation case goes to court this autumn.
Sport- und Erholungszentrum erhalten - NaturFreunde Berlin21 hours ago ... 16.07.2026 | Die Entscheidung der CDU ... 22.06.2026 | Die NaturFreunde Berlin fordern einen grundlegenden Kurswechsel in der Berliner Verkehrspolitik.naturfreunde-berlin.de