The Berlin-Tegel international airport, built in 1948, was decommissioned last Sunday.
Tegel, with its iconic six-sided terminal, became the world's first "drive in" airport. Cars and taxis with passengers could stop directly at the boarding gates - 20 meters from the airliners.
Another advantage of the airport was that it is located 30 minutes from the center of Germany.
Originally designed to carry 2.5 million passengers a year, Tegel hosted more than 20 million people, resulting in regular flight delays, loss of luggage, and lack of toilet hygiene.
However, a majority of Berliners in a referendum in 2017 favored keeping Tegel airport while construction of a new international terminal continued.
According to the municipality of Berlin, Tegel should have a new residential area designed to accommodate more than 10,000 people, and the associated infrastructure - shops, schools, kindergartens.
And in the hexagonal building of the former airport, classified as a historical monument, will house the center for urban development at the Berlin University of applied sciences.
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