Fernsehturm Berlin
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The Fernsehturm Berlin is a tall television tower located in Berlin, Germany, built to broadcast television and radio signals across the city and surrounding region. It stands as one of Berlin's most recognizable landmarks and has become an iconic symbol of the city's skyline.
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The Fernsehturm ( German: [ˈfɛ͡ənzeːˌtʊ͡ɐm] ; lit. 'Television Tower') in central Berlin was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic as both a functional broadcasting facility and a symbol of communist power.
It remains a landmark today from its position next to Alexanderplatz in the city's Marien Quarter, part of the district of Mitte, visible across most suburban districts of Berlin. With a height of 368 metres (1,207 ft) (including antenna) it is the tallest structure in Germany, and the third-tallest structure in the European Union. When built it was the fourth-tallest freestanding structure in the world after the Empire State Building and the John Hancock Center.
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