14 May 2018 0001 GMT+0000
I like shiny pointy objects, and if it’s by deliberate effort or accidental circumstance, the Fernsehturm (TV Tower) slides into many of my photos 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 multiple visits between 2005 and 2021, I’ve accumulated over 45 lines-of-sight to the TV Tower around Berlin.

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

“ALEXA”: 20 December 2012 (450D).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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).

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

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

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

Elevated U1 tracks, from the Schöneberger Wiese (Schöneberg Meadow), park at Gleisdreieck – 6 December 2014 (6D1).

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

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

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

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).

Next to the Jewish Cemetery on Schönhauser Allee. Photo, 28 Nov 2021 (X70).

Lindenstrasse – 14 October 2017 (6D1).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

South to Bernauer Strasse, from the park at Nordbahnhof – 6 December 2014 (6D1).

Oranienburger Strasse at Tucholskystrasse, facing southeast – 26 Nov 2021 (X70).

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

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

Westhafen station, facing east. I provided description of the labels in my post about the S-Bahn S15 route to begin service in 2026. Photo, 24 May 2025 (X70).

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

Across rooftops – 15 October 2008 (450D).

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

From Nikolaiviertel – 4 October 2009 (450D).

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

Morning calm on the Spree river, towards the Oberbaumbrücke (Oberbaum bridge) and that tower – 13 November 2016 (6D1, IG).

Dusk threshold – 8 December 2014 (6D1).

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

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

Former airport converted to city park – 16 October 2017 (6D1).

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).

From Tiergarten station, facing northeast to the Siegessäle (Victory Column) and the candy-cane top of the TV Tower – 15 Oct 2017 (6D1).

Construction direction – 7 December 2014 (6D1).

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

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

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, 2021, and 2025. I used these image devices: Canon A510 PowerShot (A510), Canon EOS450D/Rebel XSi (450D), Canon EOS6D mark1 (6D1), Apple 6th-generation iPod Touch (iPT6), and Fujifilm X70 fixed-lens prime (X70). This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-bfu. Last edit: 21 Dec 2025.
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