Killesbergpark

The Killesbergpark (Höhenpark Killesberg) is an urban public park of half a square kilometre (123 acres) in Stuttgart, Germany.

It was transformed into a park with exhibition sites for the show, and has remained, hosting horticultural events on a regular basis, including the “Bundesgartenschau” and the IGA (Internationale Gartenbauausstellung), both garden festivals.

In the summer months, visitors can see two diesel and two steam locomotives, which have been fixtures in the park since 1950.

The horticultural show of 1939 saw the opening of the railway, when two borrowed steam engines from Leipzig traversed a short stretch of track.

The twenty-metre high Bismarck tower stands one kilometre south-west of the exhibition halls.