25T34 The bat-cave in Zitadelle Spandau

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E33, B28.

In northwest Berlin, the Zitadelle Spandau (Spandau Citadel) might have one of the oldest structures in Berlin with the 36-metre Julius Tower going back to the 13th-century. The Citadel is also home to a variety of arts and crafts, including a collection of sculptures which used to be in Berlin’s public spaces.

But I’m here for the bats 🦇 because in the basement of one of the buildings, there’s a “bat-cave” for education and preservation. It’s worth remembering that bats, like bees and birds, are excellent pollinators.

The walk up to Zitadelle Spandau.
I’ve found it: Fledermauskeller (lit., bat basement) 🦇
One of two bats on view: the Egyptian fruit bat (Nilflughund).
The other type of bat on view: Seba’s short-tailed bat (Brillenblattnase).
Looking for food scraps on the floor.
The occasional roost.
👆🏽😍 🦇
10 seconds.

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 9 June 2025. This post composed within Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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