My Berlin: that tower again
I like shiny pointy objects, and if it’s by deliberate effort or accidental circumstance, the Fernsehturm (TV Tower) finds its way into a LOT of pictures from Berlin. And if people throughout Berlin can see the tower, how do those who live in or commute through different parts of the capital city view the landmark? After documenting multiple visits between 2005 and 2017, here are over 40 lines of sight to the TV Tower from throughout the Berlin area.
Around the capital
- Adenauerplatz
- Alexanderplatz
- Bernauer Strasse
- Bösebrücke (Bornholmer Strasse)
- Brandenburger Tor
- Brunnenviertel
- Ebertbrücke
- Elsenbrücke
- Ernst-Reuter-Platz
- Flughafen BER (Landeanflug)
- Friedrichsbrücke
- Friedrichshain (near Ostbahnhof)
- Friedrichstrasse (at Georgenstrasse)
- Getraudenbrücke
- (Park at) Gleisdreieck
- Grosse Hamburger Strasse, Jüdischer Friedhof
- Hauptbahnhof
- Holocaustdenkmal
- Humboldt-Promenade
- Jüdisches Museum
- Kaiserdammbrücke
- Klunkerkranich
- Kronprinzenbrücke
- Kupfergraben
- Langenscheidtbrücke
- Lustgarten
- Monbijoubrücke
- (Park at) Nordbahnhof
- Oranienburger Strasse
- Oranienburger Tor
- Ostkreuz
- Prenzlauer Berg (Schönhauser Allee)
- Reichstagsgebäude
- Regierungsviertel
- Rosenthaler Platz
- Rotes Rathaus
- Schlesischer Busch
- Schleusenufer
- Siegessäule
- Südkreuz
- Strausberger Platz
- Tempelhofer Feld
- Theodor-Heuss-Platz
- Unter den Linden
- Viktoriepark
- Voltastrasse
- Warschauer Brücke
Adenauerplatz

High above Charlottenburg with northeast view at sunrise – 28 November 2006 (A510).
Alexanderplatz

“ALEXA”: 20 December 2012 (450D).
Bernauer Strasse

Former “death strip” at the Berlin Wall Memorial – 14 October 2005 (A510).
Bösebrücke (Bornholmer Strasse)

Facing south-southwest, S-Bahn Berlin trains at Bornholmer Strasse station with the TV Tower at left: 8 May 2015 (6D1).
Brandenburger Tor

Through the “wicket”, from Strasse des 17. Juni – 19 Oct 2012 (450D).
Brunnenviertel

Voltastrasse at Hussitenstrasse, facing southeast – 24 Nov 2021 (X70).
Ebertbrücke

Bode Museum on Museum Island: 4 October 2009 (450D).
Elsenbrücke

“Molecule Men” by Jonathan Borofsky, on the Spree river near Treptower Park: 13 November 2016 (6D1).
Ernst-Reuter-Platz

Ernst-Reuter-Platz, Strasse des 17. Juni, east towards the TV Tower and Victory Column in the distance – 25 November 2021 (X70).
Flughafen BER (Landeanflug)

LH evening flight on approach to BER from the east, to runway 25L/7R. Out the starboard side to the north are the flashing lights of the TV Tower, whose line of sight distance is about 20 km. Photo 19 November 2021 (iPT6).
Friedrichsbrücke

With the Museumsinsel behind me in this view, one of my favourite bookstores in the city, Buchhandlung Walther König, is at the far-left in this image. Photo 7 December 2014 (6D1).
Friedrichshain (near Ostbahnhof)

Above the city – 6 December 2014 (6D1).
Friedrichstrasse (Georgenstrasse)

Next to Friedrichstrasse train station – 19 March 2011 (450D).
Gertraudenbrücke

East on Kleine Gertraudenstrasse, also known as Bundesstrasse 1 (B1) or Europastrasse 331 (E331) – 1 Dec 2014 (6D1).
(Park at) Gleisdreieck

Elevated U1 tracks, from the Schöneberger Wiese (Schöneberg Meadow) – 6 December 2014 (6D1).
Grosse Hamburger Strasse

Old Jewish cemetery (Alter Jüdischer Friedhof), Grosse Hamburger Strasse – 21 Nov 2021 (X70).
Hauptbahnhof

Morning light from the long-distance train platforms at the central station – 13 November 2016 (6D1).
Holocaustdenkmal

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe – 30 November 2006 (A510).
Humboldt-Promenade

On the east side of the Humboldt Forum, the promenade faces the Spree below (not seen here), as well as Marienkirche (St. Mary’s church), that tower, and the Rotes Rathaus (red city hall). Photo, 26 November 2021 (X70).
Jüdisches Museum

Lindenstrasse – 14 October 2017 (6D1).
Kaiserdammbrücke

East on Kaiserdamm bridge; the TV Tower is labelled with an arrow. Photo at 820am, 28 Nov 2021 (X70).
Klunkerkranich (Neukölln)

At the top of Neukölln Arcaden, with hot Glühwein in one hand and camera in the other – 7 December 2014 (6D1).
Kronprinzenbrücke

Location of the former Unterbaumbrücke – 11 October 2017 (6D1).
Kupfergraben

Next to Walter Womacka’s 1968 mural (with an integral!) – 1 Dec 2014 (6D1).
Langenscheidtbrücke

In the heart of Schöneberg, north to Yorckstrasse S-Bahn station – 29 October 2012 (450D); also here.
Lustgarten

“Frühling (spring) in Berlin” – 3 May 2015 (6D1).
Monbijoubrücke

Red DB regional train crossing the rail bridge over the Spree and into Museum Island – 16 November 2012 (450D).
(Park at) Nordbahnhof

South to Benauer Strasse and Nordbahnhof station, from the adjacent park – 6 December 2014 (6D1).
Oranienburger Tor

Near U-Bahn station Oranienburger Tor – 11 November 2012 (450D).
Ostkreuz

West-northwest into afternoon glare, as S7 train departs westbound for Potsdam – 15 October 2017 (6D1).
Prenzlauer Berg (Schönhauser Allee)

Next to the Jewish Cemetery on Schönhauser Allee – 28 Nov 2021 (X70).
Regierungsviertel

Pedestrian bridge between Löbe-Haus and Lüders-Haus – 11 October 2017 (6D1).
Reichstagsgebäude

Across rooftops – 15 October 2008 (450D).
Rosenthaler Platz

One of my favourite areas to hang out – 27 November 2014 (6D1).
Rotes Rathaus

From Nikolaiviertel – 4 October 2009 (450D).
Schlesischer Busch

At Puschkinallee near Eichenstrasse – 13 November 2016 (6D1); also here.
Schleusenufer

Morning calm on the Spree – 13 November 2016 (6D1).
Siegessäule

Dusk threshold – 8 December 2014 (6D1).
Südkreuz

At the city’s southern junction – 15 October 2017 (6D1).
Strausberger Platz

Soviet-period ‘wedding cake’ architecture on Karl-Marx-Allee – 11 March 2010 (450D).
Tempelhofer Feld

Former airport converted to city park – 16 October 2017 (6D1).
Theodor-Heuss-Platz

With its location indicated by an inverted black triangle, the tower is just visible at a line of sight of 9.3 kilometres on a late-autumn afternoon. Photo, 20 Nov 2021 (X70).
Unter den Linden (near Neue Wache)

Construction direction – 7 December 2014 (6D1).
Viktoriepark

Through the fog, between the towers of St. Bonifatius Church – 10 October 2017 (6D1).
Voltastrasse

U-Bhf Voltastrasse, at Brunnenstrasse – 24 Nov 2021 (X70).
Warschauer Brücke

METRO-politan morning light – 13 November 2016 (6D1).
I made all pictures during multiple stays in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2021. I used these image devices: Canon A510 PowerShot (A510), Canon EOS450D/Rebel XSi (450D), Canon EOS6D mark1 (6D1), Apple 6th-generation iPod Touch (iPT6), Fujifilm X70 fixed-lens prime (X70). This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-bfu.
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