Berlin TV Tower - details and images
Berliner Fernsehturm is a TV tower that rises to an elevation of 360 meters from its base located in the southern part futuristic to Alexanderplatz. Tower is the tallest structure in town and can be easily seen from anywhere in the city.
The idea of this tower appeared in 1958, when East German government wanted to pick up an office tower that was supposed to be a symbol of the city in Alexanderplatz. As a result architects and German Jorg Hermann Streitparth Henselmann - an architect known for its towers of Socialist Karl Marx-Allee - have proposed building a television tower that was to be called the Signal Tower.
The idea was not implemented by the late 1960s when it was relaunched. An East German team of architects designed the concrete tower of 368 meters high, which was then built with the help of Swedish engineers. Tower has a large metal sphere and an antenna above it.
When the tower was opened in 1969 and was the pride of East German communist propaganda films designed here exceptional quality of life in East Berlin. Even today, the tower is still one of the most important sights in Berlin and in 1993 was officially named one of the attractions of the city.
Lifts to take visitors to the tower observation platform located in the tower above scope. From here you can admire a 360-degree panorama of the city of Berlin from a height of 203 meters. Depending on the weather visibility can reach 40 km.
Address:
Alexanderplatz
10178 Berlin
Transportation:
Tram: M2, M4, M5, M6
Underground: U2, U5, U8 - Alexanderplatz
Bus: 248 - Alexanderplatz
Schedule:
March-October: Daily: 9:00 - 24:00
November to February: Daily: 10:00 - 24:00
Rates:
Adults: € 9.50
Reduced ticket: 4.50 €
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