What is the tallest building on Potsdamer Platz?
What is the tallest building on Potsdamer Platz? The Kollhoff Tower is the tallest building on Potsdamer Platz and part of a striking architectural ensemble.
What are some fun facts about Potsdamer Platz?
Potsdamer Platz went down in history as the busiest square in Europe in the 1920s. With a daily volume of 20,000 cars and around 83,000 travellers at the railway station, the first urgently needed traffic lights in Europe were installed.
What is the big pointy thing in Berlin?
The TV Tower on Alexanderplatz is Berlin's most prominent landmark and the tallest building in Germany. Its steel sphere contains an observation platform and a gourmet restaurant.
What happened at Potsdamer Platz?
The Second World War left the square devastated, and not only that, it was the point where the Soviet, British and American sectors met. It was then divided by the Wall, which meant it spent more than 40 years in neglect – a wasteland between the East and the West.