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List Of Tallest Buildings In Berlin
This list of tallest buildings in Berlin ranks skyscrapers, free standing structures and high-rises in the Germany, German capital of Berlin by height. The tallest structure in Berlin is the Fernsehturm Berlin, which rises . A cluster of office high rise buildings is located at Potsdamer Platz in the Mitte district and at Breitscheidplatz in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district. Due to increasing population, tourism and commercial activities the construction of residential, hotel and office high-rises has gained importance in Berlin after the year 2000. Tallest structures *The list includes existing free standing structures and buildings (above ) in the city of Berlin as of 2017. *The list does not include the mast radiator ''Sender Scholzplatz'' (230 metres) and the Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau (117 metres). *The list does not include more than 15 chimneys of power plants with heights from 100–170 metres. *The list does not include more than 10 church towers with heig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunrise Berlin 2014
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric optics, atmospheric effects. Terminology Although the Sun appears to "rise" from the horizon, it is actually the ''Earth's'' motion that causes the Sun to appear. The illusion of a moving Sun results from Earth observers being in a rotating reference frame; this apparent motion is so convincing that many cultures had mythologies and religions built around the geocentric model, which prevailed until astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus formulated his Heliocentrism, heliocentric model in the 16th century. Architect Buckminster Fuller proposed the terms "sunsight" and "sunclipse" to better represent the heliocentric model, though the terms have not entered into common language. Astronomically, sunrise occurs for only an instant: the moment at which the upper limb of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berliner Funkturm Am Abend
Berliner is most often used to designate a citizen of Berlin, Germany Berliner may also refer to: People * Berliner (surname) Places * Berliner Lake, a lake in Minnesota, United States * Berliner Philharmonie, concert hall in Berlin, Germany * Berliner See, a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany * Berliner Straße (other), multiple streets in Germany with the name Arts, Entertainment, Media * Berliner (format), a paper size in newspapers * ''Berliner Abendblatt'', the leading weekly newspaper in Berlin * Berliner Ensemble, a German theatre company * ''Berliner Kurier'', a regional daily tabloid * '' Berliner Messe'', or ''Berlin Mass'', a mass by Arvo Pärt * ''Berliner Morgenpost'', 2nd most read newspaper in Berlin * Berliner Symphoniker, symphony orchestra in Berlin * '' Berliner Verkehrsblätter'', a journal on public transport in Berlin * ''Berliner Woche'', advertising weekly in Berlin * ''Berliner Zeitung'', daily newspaper in Berlin * ''The Berliner'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahntower
The Bahntower, also written as BahnTower and Bahn-Tower, ( English: ''Railway Tower'') is a 26-story, 103 m (338 ft) skyscraper on the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany. Built between 1998 and 2000, the Bahntower provides 22,000 m² (236,806 sq ft) of office space for the headquarters of Deutsche Bahn ( English: ''German Railway''). It is the sixth-tallest building in Berlin and the sixty-fourth tallest building in Germany. History In 2007 and 2008, it was reported that the small pieces of glass had fallen onto the street from cracks in the façade. This was followed in 2016 by a near-fatal incident in which a pane of glass measuring 30 cm by 150 cm (1 ft by 5 ft) fell onto a car on the street below. The original owner of the skyscraper was Sony as part of the wider Sony Center. In February 2008, Morgan Stanley and others bought the Sony Center with the tower for €600m. In 2007, Deutsche Bahn had planned to move to a new headquarters built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Marathon 2011 Wheelchairs And Europa Center
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europa-Center
The Europa-Center is a building complex on Breitscheidplatz in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin, with a shopping mall and an high-rise tower. Erected between 1963 and 1965, it is today a historically preserved building. History of the site From 1897 a residential building was erected at the site of the present-day Europa-Center, vis-à-vis the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and likewise designed in a Neo-Romanesque style according to plans by Franz Schwechten. Then part of Berlin's fashionable "New West" (today also known as "City West"), it was, from 1916, home to the '' Romanisches Café'', a popular meeting place for writers, artists and people in the theatre business, as well as those who aspired to join them. During a RAF air raid in World War II on the night of 22/23 November 1943, the building burnt down and laid in ruins. After the war, the cleared premises were used only intermittently for more than a decade, according to need. Makeshift constructions were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoofenster
Waldorf Astoria Berlin is a hotel in Berlin, Germany. It is located in the City West area of Berlin , next to the upscale retail area Kurfürstendamm. It opened on January 3, 2013, and is the first Waldorf Astoria branded hotel in Germany. Guerlain Spa, the only one in Germany, is located at the hotel. Building The Waldorf Astoria Berlin is situated in the Berlin building Zoofenster. It is a skyscraper in the district of Charlottenburg Charlottenburg () is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Established as a town in 1705 and named after Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort of Prussia, it is best known for Charlottenburg Palace, the ... in Berlin. It has 32 floors and a height of 118 m and was constructed from July 2008 to March 2012. Awards The hotel won World Luxury Spa Awards for 2014, and a Europe's Leading New Hotel of World Travel Awards. See also * List of tallest buildings in Berlin References External links * Wald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin - Upper West
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
