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The Fernsehturm (English: Television Tower) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany.
Situated in Marien quarter (Marienviertel), close to Alexanderplatz in the locality and district of Mitte, the tower was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of the city. It remains a landmark today, visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin.[1] With its height of 368 metres (including antenna) it is the tallest structure in Germany, and the third-tallest structure in the European Union. Of the four tallest structures in Europe, it is 2 m shorter than the Torreta de Guardamar, 0.5 m shorter than the Riga Radio and TV Tower, and 8 m taller than the Trbovlje Power Station in 2017. The structure is also more than 220 metres higher than the old Berlin Radio Tower in the western part of the city, which was built in the 1920s.
In addition to its main function as the location of several radio and television broadcasting stations, the building – internally known as "Fernmeldeturm 32" – serves as a viewing tower with observation deck including a bar at a height of 203 metres, as well as a rotating restaurant. Also, the Berlin TV Tower can be booked as a venue for events. The distinctive city landmark has undergone a radical, symbolic transformation: After German reunification, it changed from a politically charged, national symbol of the GDR into a citywide symbol of a reunited Berlin. Due to its universal and timeless design, it has increasingly been used as a trademark and is identified worldwide with Berlin and Germany. In 1979, the Berlin TV Tower received monument status by the GDR, a status which was perpetuated after the German reunification.[2]
The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the country and is often in the establishing shot of films set in Berlin, alongside monuments such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Victory Column and the Reichstag building. It is also one of the ten most popular attractions in Germany with more than 1,000,000 visitors every year.[3] Despite its location near Alexanderplatz, it is not normally called Alex Tower.
La Fernsehturm de Berlin est à l'origine une tour émettrice de signaux de télévision. Fernsehturm est le mot allemand qui désigne les tours émettrices de radio et télévision. Actuellement, elle supporte des émetteurs FM et TV-TNT.
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This is an overview of the ground- and 1st floor (towards the elevator) of the iconic 368m Fernsehturm (tv tower, 1969). This is the tallest structure in Germany. The panorama deck is at 203m and the high speed KONE elevator moves at 6m/s. Everything looks and feels dated 70s.
If you want to go up, get your tickets online which allows you to take the VIP elevator. You can also get tickets from the machine but those tickets are valid 3 hours later.
Is it worth it? I would say no. It's pretty cramped. You cannot go 'outside'. The windows are very reflective. The light is also not optimized for photography and there is a metal rail all around which reflects light back to the window. Elevators are small (15 people) and you have to wait in line to go down. It's just old and at that time it wasn't build for mass tourism or with photography in mind.
Perhaps the Funkturm is better?!
Der Berliner Fernsehturm ist mit 368 Metern das höchste Bauwerk Deutschlands und das vierthöchste freistehende Gebäude Europas.
Der Berliner Fernsehturm ist mit 368 Metern das höchste Bauwerk Deutschlands und das vierthöchste freistehende Gebäude Europas. Im Jahr der Fertigstellung war er der zweithöchste Fernsehturm der Welt. Der Turm im internationalen Stil wurde von Mitte bis Ende der 1960er Jahre im Zentrum Ost-Berlins errichtet und übertrifft den Berliner Funkturm in seiner Höhe deutlich. Er steht auf einer Freifläche zwischen dem Marx-Engels-Forum und dem Alexanderplatz zentral im Berliner Ortsteil Mitte und prägt als weithin sichtbare Landmarke wie auch als Wahrzeichen der Stadt die Skyline Berlins.