Axel-Springer-Hochhaus, Office high-rise in Kreuzberg, Germany

The Axel-Springer-Hochhaus is a publishing building at the corner of Rudi-Dutschke-Straße and Axel-Springer-Straße in Kreuzberg. Its first wing, a gold-coloured block with a grid of rectangular windows, was built from 1959 to 1965 to plans by Melchiorre Bega, Gino Franzi, Franz Heinrich Sobotka and Gustav Müller. The 19-storey tower is 78 metres high; a second wing with full-surface glazing followed in 1992–1994. White letters reading "WEST" and "HOTEL" stand on the flat roof of the older block.

Construction took place between 1959 and 1965, a time of rebuilding in divided Berlin during the Cold War. The tower became a symbol of press freedom and economic activity in a city torn by geopolitical tensions.

The 19th floor holds the Journalists' Club, panelled with original woodwork from the London Times building; guests have included the Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, George Bush Sr. and Billy Wilder. Die Welt, Welt am Sonntag and the national Bild editions are edited here, and Bild am Sonntag joined them in March 2008.

The tower stands at the corner of Rudi-Dutschke-Straße and Axel-Springer-Straße in Kreuzberg. The interior is not open to the public; the two wings, the yellow-brown stone block with the roof lettering and the taller glass-clad block, are best seen from the surrounding streets.

The 19th floor holds the Journalists' Club, panelled with original woodwork from the London Times building; guests have included the Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, George Bush Sr. and Billy Wilder. On 6 October 1981 Berlin taxi drivers planted an oak on the south side, thanking Axel Springer for committing to the city during the Cold War.