Fernsehturm - Berlin, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member kaschper69
N 52° 31.250 E 013° 24.575
33U E 392092 N 5820157
Der Fernsehturm in Berlin.
Waymark Code: WMZVGM
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date Posted: 01/09/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Where's George
Views: 40

[DE] "Der Berliner Fernsehturm am Alexanderplatz ist das höchste Bauwerk in Deutschland und zugleich das markanteste Wahrzeichen Berlins.

Entstehung des Fernsehturmes
Seine Entstehung ist dem Umstand zu verdanken, dass die DDR eine Sendeanlage benötigte, die zugleich leistungsstark und landesweit ausstrahlen konnte. Nachdem sich der zuerst angedachte Standort in den Müggelbergen als Gefahrenquelle für den Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld herausstellte, entschied der damalige SED-Parteichef Walter Ulbricht im Jahr 1964 persönlich den Fernsehturm am Alexanderplatz zu bauen. Schon im Spätsommer des gleichen Jahres begannen die Bauarbeiten und es sollten nur knapp vier Jahre vergehen bis der komplette Turm fertiggestellt wurde, im Oktober 1969 wurde er in Betrieb genommen.

Telespargel, Imponierkeule, Protzstengel
Jährlich kommen rund eine Million Besucher aus aller Welt. Ziel ist die Aussichtsetage in 203 Meter Höhe, von der man bei gutem Wetter bis zu 80 Kilometer weit gucken kann. Eine Etage darüber befindet sich ein Restaurant, das sich in einer Stunde einmal um die eigene Achse dreht. Es wird gern erzählt, die Berliner würden den Fernsehturm "Telespargel" nennen. Doch dieser von den DDR-Offiziellen gewünschte Spitzname setzte sich schon zu DDR-Zeiten nicht durch. Es kursierten aber vom Volk geschaffene Spitznamen wie "Imponierkeule", "Protzstengel" oder "St. Walter" (SED-Parteichef Walter Ulbricht). In der Regel benutzen die Berliner aber die Bezeichnung Fernsehturm."

[EN] "The Berlin television tower on Alexanderplatz is the tallest building in Germany and at the same time Berlin's most striking landmark.

Origin of the television tower
Its emergence is due to the fact that the GDR needed a transmitter that was both powerful and able to broadcast nationwide. After the first planned location in the Müggelbergen mountains turned out to be a source of danger for Berlin-Schönefeld Airport, the then SED party leader Walter Ulbricht personally decided to build the television tower at Alexanderplatz in 1964. Construction work began in late summer of the same year and it was only four years before the complete tower was completed. It was commissioned in October 1969.

Telespargel, Imponierkeule, Protzstengel
Around one million visitors come from all over the world every year. The destination is the observation deck at 203 metres above sea level, from where you can see up to 80 kilometres in good weather. One floor above there is a restaurant that turns on its own axis once an hour. It is often said that Berliners call the television tower "Telespargel". But this nickname, desired by GDR officials, did not prevail even in GDR times. Nicknames created by the people such as "Imponierkeule", "Protzstengel" or "St. Walter" (SED party leader Walter Ulbricht) circulated. As a rule, however, Berliners use the term "television Tower."


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The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]

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Hours of Operation:
on a daily basis March to October from 9:00 to 24:00 hrs November to February from 10:00 a.m. to 24:00 p.m.


Admission Prices:
adults 16,50 € / children 9,50 € / children under 4 years free


Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Up to 1 hour

Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation

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