1909 Construction of an airship hangar (135 x 25 m, 25 m high, rotatable, a world first) - flights of the 118 m long and 13.2 m diameter Siemens-Schuckert airships developed here from January 23, 1911 to April 18. 1912

1918 Completion of Friedrichsfelde Airport on an area of 150 hectares, used until the end of World War I.

1920 Dismantling as a result of the Versailles Treaty - six hangars covered by cupolas have survived to this day.

The information comes from berlin.nabu.de/imperia/md/content/berlin/flyer/nabu_berlin___biesenhorster_sand___flyer_2015.pdf and pictures from inside the buildings can be found at digitalcosmonaut.com/2014/flugzeughallen-karlshorst /

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November 15, 2020

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The construction of the airfield began in 1909 with a rotating airship hangar, which was unique at the time. Later airplanes were assembled. After the First World War, the security police were stationed there. In addition, a squadron for the East Border Guard was set up in Karlshorst.
(Source: lichtenbergmarzahnplus.de/karlshorsts-vergessener-flughafen/)

I also discovered some Russian inscriptions, so I think that military use also took place in GDR times.

The acoustics in the halls with the vaulted ceilings are very special - an enormous echo.

There are more impressions here:
abandonedberlin.com/flughallen

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The aircraft hangars were completed in 1918 shortly before the end of the First World War for what was then Friedrichsfelde Airport. Dome-shaped, self-supporting concrete roofs stretch over the walls. …

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