Fernsehturm Evening II
The Fernsehturm TV Tower in the late evening light.
The Fernsehturm is the most prominent building in the whole of Berlin, visible day and night from just about everywhere in the city.
Standing 1,188ft tall, the giant silver spindle (known at the Telespargel – toothpick – by locals), with a sparking silver sphere revolving around its middle, was built by the East German government in 1969 as a symbol of their power, as well as a functioning transmitter.
Now a tourist attraction, visitors take the lift up the centre of the tower to the viewing platform in the sphere at 666ft or the revolving restaurant above, from where there are great views over the entire city.
Fernsehturm Evening II
The Fernsehturm TV Tower in the late evening light.
The Fernsehturm is the most prominent building in the whole of Berlin, visible day and night from just about everywhere in the city.
Standing 1,188ft tall, the giant silver spindle (known at the Telespargel – toothpick – by locals), with a sparking silver sphere revolving around its middle, was built by the East German government in 1969 as a symbol of their power, as well as a functioning transmitter.
Now a tourist attraction, visitors take the lift up the centre of the tower to the viewing platform in the sphere at 666ft or the revolving restaurant above, from where there are great views over the entire city.