Friday, June 7, 2013

Alexanderturm and the "Pope`s Revenge"

I spent a couple of days in Berlin and having passed the Alexanderturm many many times I never actually took any images.
It is a TV tower and was constructed in the sixties by the German Democratic Republic.I have been told that is the highest structure in Germany  ( 368 m) and it is easily visible from almost everywhere in Berlin.
the church in front is the St Mary`s church.







There is a funny story called "The Pope`s Revenge", when the sun shines on the steel dome the reflection resamples a cross...which under the former GDR government was not the desired effect.Berliners with their unique sense of humor called it immediately "The Pope`s Revenge".



View from the train station and a clearly visible cross!

3 comments:

  1. That last photo is fabulous! What an interesting story. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Yeah, last year we were at Berlin, too, and saw the cross in the mirrowed sphere of the "Alex" as well. :-)
    Have a great and sunny weekend, dear Karen.

    Uwe.

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  3. Schöne Geschichte, tolle Fotos. Und mal mit blauem Himmel!

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