Fernsehturm Berlin, Television tower in Mitte, Germany
The Fernsehturm features a steel sphere containing a viewing platform and restaurant at 368 meters above central Berlin.
The East German government constructed the Fernsehturm between 1965 and 1969, establishing it as the highest structure in Germany.
The tower transformed from an East German symbol of technological advancement into a central element of unified Berlin's identity after 1990.
Two high-speed elevators transport visitors to the observation deck at 203 meters, providing views extending to the Olympic Stadium and Tempelhof.
The steel sphere reflects sunlight in a cross pattern, which local residents named 'the Pope's Revenge' in reference to the communist state's atheism.
Location: Bezirk Mitte von Berlin
Location: Berlin
Inception: October 3, 1968
Architects: Hermann Henselmann, Günter Franke
Official opening: October 3, 1969
Floors above the ground: 8
Elevators: 2
Height: 368 m
Email: info@tv-turm.de
Website: https://tv-turm.de/en
GPS coordinates: 52.52083,13.40944
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:08
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