Berlin - Red City Hall and TV Tower at Alexanderplatz

by Thomas Bugdoll

The Red City Hall is the seat of the Governing Mayor as well as the Senate of Berlin.

In addition, the eye-catching building is a well-known landmark of the city. The building near Alexanderplatz has its name not thanks to a political orientation, but from the facade with bright red bricks.

The Red City Hall was built between 1861 and 1869 according to the designs of Hermann Waesemann. Just four years after the foundation stone was laid, the first magistrate's meeting was held in the town hall. The red color of the bricks is particularly striking, and they develop their luminosity especially beautifully in the evening sun. The tower, which is almost 74 meters high, can be seen from afar.

At 368 meters, the Berlin TV Tower is the tallest structure in Germany and the fourth tallest TV tower in Europe. In 1969, the year of its completion, it was the second highest television tower in the world.

In good weather, you can see up to 80 kilometers away. The observation deck is located at a height of 203 meters. However, it goes a little higher, because above the floor is a restaurant. If you get a window seat here (reservation recommended), you can see Berlin from any direction within an hour, because the entire visitor sphere rotates once around itself within an hour.