Fernsehturm

The Fernsehturm (German for "Television Tower") is a television tower in the centre of Berlin, Germany. It is a well-known landmark, close to Alexanderplatz. The tower was built in 1969 by the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), and its image was used as a symbol of Berlin by the GDR administration. The tower is easily visible throughout the central districts of Berlin, and remains a symbol of the city.

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German - Television - Tower - Berlin - Germany - Alexanderplatz - 1969 - German Democratic Republic

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The original total height of the tower was 365 m, but after the installation of a new antenna in the 1990s, the height is now 368 m. The Fernsehturm is the second largest structure in Europe, after Moscow's Ostankino Tower. There is a visitor platform and a restaurant in the middle of the sphere. The visitor platform is at an height of about 204 meters above the ground. The restaurant, which turns by 360 degrees every half an hour, is a few meters above the visitors platform.

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1990s - Europe - Moscow - Ostankino Tower

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Inside the shaft are two lifts for bringing visitors into the sphere part within 40 seconds.

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