Tegel the end of 1948. Tegel is chiefly known for being the location of Berlin-Tegel "Otto Lilienthal", Berlin's main airport. It also houses the Tegel Penitentiary, Germany's largest prison with about 1,700 inmates as of 2007, known from Alfred Döblin's 1929 novel Berlin Alexanderplatz. One of Berlin's largest shopping malls "Borsighallen" is located in the former locomotive manufacturing halls of the "Borsigwerke". There is also the "Villa Borsig" at the shore of Lake Tegel, the former residence of the Borsig family. Today it is a school for future diplomats. Beside this Tegel is an extensive residential district with some industry. With
Berlin Tegel Airport a Boeing 747-400 but features no jet bridges. Terminal D was opened in 2001 and is a converted car park. It features 22 check-in counters (D70–D91), with one bus-boarding gate and two walk-boarding gates. Most passengers of airlines operating smaller aircraft (like Embraer 190s for example) are brought to the remote aircraft stands by bus from here. Terminal D is the only part of the airport that remains open all night long. The lower level arrival area is called Terminal E (Gates E16-E18). Tegel Airport was originally planned to have a second hexagonal terminal like the main building right next