Fernsehturm Berlin
television tower in Berlin
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Summary
Fernsehturm Berlin is a television tower[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of television tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,316 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bezirk Mitte[3], Berlin[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Instance of: observation tower[6], historic site[7], tourist attraction[8]
- Architect: Hermann Henselmann[9], Günter Franke[10]
- Commissioned by: Deutsche Post of the GDR[11]
- Owned by: Deutsche Funkturm[12]
- Main building contractor: German Democratic Republic[13]
- Location: Berlin-Mitte[14]
- Has use: broadcast transmitter[15], restaurant[16], microwave transmission[17]
- Commons category: Berliner Fernsehturm[18]
- Has part(s): Filmtheater im Fernsehturm[19], Environment of the Berliner Fernsehturm[20]
- Inception: October 3, 1968[21]
- Located in/on physical feature: East Berlin[22]
- Service entry: October 3, 2010[23]
- Significant event: start of construction[24]
- Official website: https://tv-turm.de/[25], https://tv-turm.de/en/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Berliner Fernsehturm[27]
- Commons gallery: Berliner Fernsehturm[28]
- Email address: mailto:info@tv-turm.de[29]
- Floors above ground: 8[30]
- Number of elevators: 2[31]
- Heritage designation: cultural heritage ensemble[32]
- Date of official opening: October 3, 1969[33]
- Native label: Berliner Fernsehturm[34]
- Short name: FMT 32[35]
Why It Matters
Fernsehturm Berlin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]