In the middle of the great Wuhlheide park in the south east of Berlin is the amphitheatre of the Parkbühne Wuhlheide, where up to 17,000 people can enjoy open-air concerts. It was opened in the summer of 1951, having been built on mounds of rubble. In 1990s it was declared a listed building. The amphitheatre was extensively renovated in 1996/1997.