Berliner Innenstadt in Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)
Eagle Square
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), May 13, 2026
1. Eagle Square Marker
Eagle Square
Eagle Square received its name from the statue of an eagle which stood on the roof of the main terminal building of Tempelhof Central Airport from 1940-1962.
In 1962 the statue was dismantled to make room for radar equipment. The Eagle's head was subsequently given to the Museum of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Designed by architect E. Sagebiel and modelled by sculptor W. Lemke. Only the head remains of the original 4.50-meter-high eagle statue. The eagle’s head has been returned by the United States Air Force to be shared with the people of Berlin.
Dedicated August 1995
Die Statue wurde 1962 abgebaut um Platz fuer ein Radargeraet zu schaffen. Der Kopf der Adlers Statue wurde dann dem Museum der United States Military Academy in West Point, U.S. Bundesstaat New York, uebergeben von der 4.50 m hohen Adler Statue. Entworfen von dem Architekten E. Sagebiel und geformt von dem Bildhauer W.
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Die United States Air Force hat den Adlerkopf zurueckgeholt, um ihn den Berlinern zu erhalten.
Im august 1985 eingeweiht
Erected 1985.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1995.
Location. 52° 29.002′ N, 13° 23.271′ E. Marker is in Berlin, in Tempelhof-Schöneberg. It is in Berliner Innenstadt. It is on Platz der Luftbrücke, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Platz der Luftbrücke 2, Berlin 12101, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hildegard Knef (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Hauptgeschäftsstraße der Insel / Main Commercial Street of the Island (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Die erste neue Straße / The First New Street (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Die »Rote Insel« / The “Red Island” (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); David Bowie (approx. 2 kilometers away); Kurt Hiller (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Topography of Terror (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); Baudenkmal Berliner Mauer (approx. 2.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), May 13, 2026
2. Eagle Square in Front of Templehof Airport
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2026, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. This page has been viewed 19 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2026, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
