Affiche Television Tower, Berlin, Germany

"Television Tower, Berlin, Germany" by Catherine Sherman. Berlin's tall television tower rises prominently against a bright blue sky, framed by buildings lining the street. Overhead wires crisscross above, creating geometric shapes in the sky. The Fernsehturm (television tower) in central Berlin, Germany, was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, as both a functional broadcasting facility and a symbol of Communist power. It remains a landmark 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. It is the tallest structure in Germany at 1,207 feet (368 meters) including antenna and the third-tallest structure in the European Union.