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Located in the middle of Alexanderplatz is the impressive Berliner Fernsehturm or TV Tower. The tallest building in Berlin, this 368 metre tall tower is visible everywhere!
The TV Tower was built from 1965-69 by the East German government, defying West German with its dizzying height. Below its lofty antenna is a shiny steel sphere, that reflects the cross from the nearby Marienkirche, called "the Pope's revenge" by the West Berliners.
You can take a lift up to the viewing platform, 203 metres above the ground. On a clear day you can see for almost 40kms. Above the observation deck there is the Tele-Café, a revolving restaurant offering those same fabulous views.
The TV Tower is also available for weddings, so if you fancy getting married 203 metres in the air, just speak to the Berlin-Mitte registry office and invite up to 200 of your closest friends and family!
The only times we had the chance to go up the tower the weather was a bit grey, so we will just have to go back to Berlin and check out those views another time.
Opening Hours: March - October: 9.00 am - midnight and November - February: 10.00 am - midnight Leave a Comment Phone: +49 (0) 30/242 33 33Directions: Nearest subway: Alexanderplatz (U2/5/8 and S5/7/75/9)Website: http://www.berlinerfernsehturm.de/ Other Contact: info@berlinerfernsehturm.de
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 Fernsehturm, Berlin by antistar
In German the words "fern" and "seh" literally mean far and see, but joined together they become "fernsehen", or television. This rather literal naming of the technology, gives Berlin's iconic TV Tower a doubly accurate meaning. It is both a television tower, and a far seeing tower. It is possible to see as far as 40 km on a clear day. It costs a slightly expensive 7 euros to be rocketed up to these dizzying heights, squeezed into lifts that travel at 6 meters per second. Depending on the day, you might have a long wait, though, as the queues can get very long. Nearly as bad as the Eiffel Tower.
From the top the views were excellent, and made all the better by the huge clear windows, which angled down onto the city to give the greatest field of view possible. The top of the tower also includes an extortionately expensive cafe bar, and above the observation deck there is a rotating restaurant, with similarly sky high prices.
The tower is open 9.00 am - 1.00 am, from March until October, and then 10.00 am - midnight the rest of the year. Prices are 7 euros for adults, and half-price for those under 16. Leave a Comment
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 View from the top... by Colzy
The history of the tower is very interesting. The former GDR saw the necessity to build a powerful transmitter in the middle of the eastern part of Berlin and in addition to this the Television Tower was meant to become an architectural and political symbol. Each year now about 1 million people visit the tower to soak in the views and have the opportunity to enjoy the restaurant at the top that rotates twice an hour.
Opening hours are:
March - October: 9.00 am - 1.00 am
November - February: 10.00 am - midnight
Price:
Adults: 7.50 Euro
up to 16 years: 3.50 Euro Leave a Comment Phone: 242 33 33Directions: S-BahnS5, S7, S75, S9 U-BahnU2, U5, U8 Bus100, 148, 200 If you are anywhere near Alexanderplatz just look up!Website: www.berlinerfernsehturm.de Other Contact: info@berlinerfernsehturm.de
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 The toothpick by Gerrem
In 1969 two more monuments were added to the square, the Weltzeituhr (World Time Clock) by Erich John and the Fountain of International Friendship. Leave a Comment Phone: 242 33 33Directions: U-Bahn: Alexanderplatz
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The TV Tower is a spectacular construction, and with a height of 368 metres Germany’s tallest structure. However, although it is Berlin’s most visible landmark, it is surely not the most beautiful one. To me it is important as a symbol of the reunification, having been the most striking feature of East Berlin’s cityscape. And it is a great place for looking over Berlin, and/or have a drink or dinner in the silver ball which sits at an altitude of 203 metres above Alexanderplatz.
The fact that is was built at all was simply the GDR regime needing a transmitter with enough potential to reach the remotest regions of the East. Construction time was from 1964 to 1968, and in 1969 it went into service.
When the weather is fine you can see as far as 40 kilometres from the observation deck at 203 metres. One storey above this is the Telecafé which makes a 360 degree turn within 30 minutes. If you want to experience that, come and check the queues. One million visitors head up to the tower every year. Anyway, no queue is as bad as the one in front of Reichstag. I was at the TV Tower several times (most times passing, of course) in mid August and never would have got aware of extreme waiting times.
A little amusing story: The SED party wanted the East Berliners to call the TV Tower “Tele-Spargel” (Tele-Asparagus) but they ignored the wish. Instead they called it “St. Walter” (after the party leader Walter Ulbricht, you know, the one who kissed Breshnev on the mouth…) – but most commonly I heard “Imponierkeule” and “Protzstengel” which means show-off club or swank stem. I think “show-off club” describes the shape of the tower very well ;-)
Similar was the nickname of the Palast der Republik (Palace of the Republic): “Palazzo Protzi” (show-off palace). But those were names I heard in the past. Today the TV Tower is just called Fernsehturm. After the reunification the people seem to be a lot more relaxed.
Open Mar – Oct: 9am – midnight; Nov – Feb: 10am – midnight
Entry fee 8,50 Euro Phone: (030) 24 23 333Directions: S-Bahn S3, S5, S7, S75, S9 U-Bahn U2, U5, U8, stations Alexanderplatz and Hackescher MarktWebsite: http://www.berlinerfernsehturm.de
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I recall seeing the Fernsehturm (TV tower) from the former West Berlin in the 70's but never being able to visit and so it was really exciting to be able to actually walk up to it at ground level. Although I didn't go inside, it is possible for visitors to climb up the 362m tower for stunning views over the city. There is also a restaurant.
When the sun shines brightly on the globe, a distinct crucifix form is very apparent. Isn't it ironic? ;))
In the photo is also the steeple of the Marienkirche, Berlin's second oldest church after the Nickolaikirche. Leave a Comment Phone: 242 33 33Directions: U-Bahn: Alexanderplatz
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 Television Tower by magor65
The Tower is 368 metres high and in the ball there is a restaurant with a rotating floor.
986 steps lead to the top but of course there is no need to climb them, as there are two lifts to transport visitors.
The weight of the ball is 4.800 t.
The floor in the restaurant rotates twice an hour allowing the guests to admire the full panorama during one meal. Leave a Comment Phone: 242 33 33Directions: U-Bahn: Alexanderplatz
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 Up there with the jet trails -
Fernsehturm by Ekaterinburg, 2 more photos
This spectacular creation took four years to build and has been in service since 1969. At the top , on a fine day, you can see, if not forever, at least to a distance of 40 kms ,and the views over the city are obviously terrific. As well as the viewing station, there's a restaurant on top which makes a 360 degree turn every 30 minutes. Unfortunately, I didn't experience any of this for myself as I'm too claustrophobic to travel in lifts and the mere thought of being up so high makes me queasy. So I had to content myself with admiring it from the ground and taking multiple photos. Vt member MgMarcus has great photos from the top on his Berlin page , if you want to check them out.
The Fernsehturm website is excelllent and gives a virtual visual tour of the interior. If like me you are too chicken to take that 40 second elevator to the top, then you might find this of interest.
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The Fernsehturm is a television tower in the centre of Berlin,(Alexanderplatz) built in 1965 by the Democratic Republic and actualy owned by Deutsche Telekom
The Fernsehturm is the second largest structure in Europe (368m)
Two details on this landmark :
-There is a “turning”restaurant , given a extra ordinary overview on the City
-When the sun is shining on the tower, tiled with stainless steel, the reflection appears
in the form of a cross due the construction itself or the reflection of the cross off the nearby church, look at the picture.
This luminous cross is therefore called “The Pope’s Revenche” (Atheisme in the DDR) Leave a Comment Phone: 242 33 33Directions: U-Bahn: Alexanderplatz
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Tallest point in Berlin at 368 metres and has a viewing area at 203 metres, there is a television antenna on top which accounts for most of the height difference between the two. Hard to take photo’s due to the glazing of the glass and all the reflections. Opens at 9am and closes at 12pm and costs about 8 euro for an adult ticket. The is a café style revolving restaurant at the top but plenty of shops at the base if you want to save some money. You can see a lot of Berlin as it is not a heavily built up (upwards) city. Good view down Unter den Linden. Leave a Comment Phone: 242 33 33Directions: U-Bahn: Alexanderplatz
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