... for a picnic!

Well, actually, these people probably did not select that place because of it's the ideal place for something like that. As I saw the first of them arrive today, I though they just want to make fun. Indeed, they seem to protest against what the city is currently planning for its most famous excavation.

The "Wiener Loch"

.... that is the name for that amazing hole in the ground in Dresden's very heart. I guess, it's hardly more than 50m from the main station to what remained from some previous planning of how to make the city more attractive (to whoever). Even Wikipedia knows about it (article is in German). I cannot say too much about it myself, as it already was here when I moved to Dresden. Since nearly 3 years it is one of the first things I see when I enter my balcony in the morning.

In the past, there were several plans how to proceed with the hole. The probably most attractive one for the city would be to sell the area and let someone build something there. Yeah, that would at least bring some money for the city. However, in the past, that failed several times. Currently, the city is talking to some investor from Berlin who (still) has an interest in building a commercial there.

However, that is not the only possibility for the Wiener Loch. An (in my opinion) better solution would be to just fill up the hole and planting it. Currently, Dresden is already a city with a lot of parks and green places here and there; but especially around the main station the city looks like every other one: Gray.

An (and might it be such a small one) park would be great here, especially as the "Prager Straße" is nearby, where a lot of people pass each day. It would surely be cool to calm down after shopping or on the way back home after work. However, that solution would not earn any money for the city.

However, whatever happens, the situation cannot remain as it is. The city pays a lot of money to keep the hole free of water; additionally, the whole area is only surrounded by some fences. I saw children play several times around the hole. IMO, the danger that there might happen something is too big.

Well, I am very curious what will happen someday with that hole. However, I cannot report "live" anymore, as I'll move this summer. Too bad, because as you can see, some trees and bushes started growing around and in the hole over the last years, and it starts looking attractive and calming ;)

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