Berlin: the city of all possibilities
No one is supposed to be unaware that the Berlin Television Tower - Berliner Fernsehturm - is 365 meters tall and the tallest building in Berlin. Legend has it that the height of the tower was decided by Walter Ulbricht, leader of the GDR's Communist Party, so that every child could remember that it corresponded to the number of days in the year. In fact, the tower now measures 368 m at its top.
The roof of Europe
Construction of the East German transmitter began in the 1950s and the tower, erected between 1965 and 1969, was designed to be the tallest in Europe, just behind the Moscow Television Tower. It was designed by the East German architects Fritz Dieter, Günter Franke and Werner Ahrendt.
A panoramic view
For East Berlin, a separate television broadcasting system was a necessity during the years of division and the fact that it was built exactly in the center of the city was an original idea of Ulbricht. It remains the only single-city TV tower in Europe. An extremely popular attraction for tourists and Berliners alike, it welcomes more than a million visitors a year. The elevator reaches an altitude of 200 m in 40 seconds. The observation platform is 203 meters above sea level and the telecafé is 207 meters above sea level. The restaurant, equipped with a rotating ring, offers coffee, snacks and meals at reasonable prices, while the platform completes a full rotation every 60 .
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- 250th Anniversary of Birth of Ludwig von Beethoven
Country:
Germany, Federal Republic
Themes:
Anniversaries and Jubilees | Composers | Famous People | Men | Music
Issued on:
2020-01-02
- Milkmaids (Cardamine pratensis)
Country:
Germany, Federal Republic
Series:
Flowers definitives (2005-present)
Variants:
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Themes:
Flowers | Plants (Flora)
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