Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm)

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building landmark modernist structure observation tower television tower tourist attraction

The Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) is a prominent 1960s-era telecommunications tower and observation landmark in central Berlin, famous for its panoramic city views and iconic sphere-topped silhouette.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Berlin TV Tower 0
Fernsehturm Berlin 2
Berliner Fernsehturm 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
modernist structure ⓘ
observation tower ⓘ
television tower ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) ⓘ
surface form: Berliner Fernsehturm

Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) ⓘ
surface form: Fernsehturm Berlin
architect Fritz Dieter ⓘ
Günter Franke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hermann Henselmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jörg Streitparth ⓘ
Werner Ahrendt NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalHeight 368 m ⓘ
broadcasts FM radio ⓘ
digital television ⓘ
builtBy East Germany ⓘ
surface form: German Democratic Republic
builtDuring East Germany era ⓘ
category 1960s architecture in Germany ⓘ
citySymbolOf Berlin ⓘ
completionDate 1969 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1965 ⓘ
coordinates 52.5208°N 13.4094°E ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
designInfluencedBy Sputnik era aesthetics ⓘ
elevatorSpeed 6 m/s ⓘ
engineer Gerhard Kosel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature antenna mast ⓘ
observation deck ⓘ
revolving restaurant ⓘ
sphere ⓘ
height 1207 ft ⓘ
368 m ⓘ
locatedIn Berlin ⓘ
Mitte ⓘ
locatedNear Alexanderplatz ⓘ
material aluminium cladding ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Alexanderplatz station ⓘ
Marienkirche ⓘ
Berlin City Hall (Rotes Rathaus) ⓘ
surface form: Rotes Rathaus
numberOfElevators 2 ⓘ
observationDeckHeight 203 m ⓘ
openingDate 1969-10-03 ⓘ
operatedBy Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Berliner Fernsehturm GmbH
ownedBy Deutsche Funkturm ⓘ
panoramicViewOf Berlin Cathedral ⓘ
Brandenburg Gate ⓘ
Reichstag building ⓘ
central Berlin ⓘ
purpose broadcasting ⓘ
observation ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ranking one of the tallest structures in the European Union ⓘ
tallest structure in Germany ⓘ
restaurantName Telecafé ⓘ
restaurantRotationPeriod 30 minutes ⓘ
style Modernism ⓘ
touristVisitorsPerYear over 1 million ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) → alsoKnownAs → Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) ⓘ
subject surface form: Berlin TV Tower
this entity surface form: Fernsehturm Berlin
Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) → alsoKnownAs → Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) ⓘ
subject surface form: Berlin TV Tower
this entity surface form: Berliner Fernsehturm
East Berlin → hadLandmark → Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fernsehturm Berlin
Berlin → hasLandmark → Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) ⓘ
Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) → operatedBy → Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Berlin TV Tower
this entity surface form: Berliner Fernsehturm GmbH