The Fernsehturm (English: Television Tower) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany. Situated in Marien quarter (Marienviertel), close to Alexanderplatz in the locality and district of Mitte, the tower was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of the city. It remains a landmark today, visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin. With its height of 368 metres (including antenna) it is the tallest structure in Germany, and the third-tallest structure in the European Union. After German reunification, it changed from a politically charged, national symbol of the GDR into a citywide symbol of a reunited Berlin. (wikipedia.org)