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Posts tagged ‘Alexanderplatz’

From the Reichstag Roof

A couple sitting on the rooftop terrace of the Reichstag building, with a view of trees in the background.
View from the roof of the Reichstag building in Berlin, showcasing the German flag and surrounding architecture under a cloudy sky.
Panoramic view of Berlin skyline featuring the domes of Französischer Dom and Deutscher Dom, alongside modern buildings and cranes under a cloudy sky.
Panoramic view of Berlin's skyline, showcasing notable landmarks including the television tower, Berlin Cathedral, and the Red Town Hall against a cloudy sky.
View from the roof of the Reichstag building in Berlin, featuring the German flag, a glass railing, and a cloudy sky.
Germany, Berlin – September 2025

Views from the roof of the Reichstag. The panorama in the middle of the topline is from the iPhone15promax. On the bottom row on the left, you can see several notable ‘towers’. There is the television tower on Alexanderplatz, the International Trade Center, Berlin Cathedral, and the Red Town Hall. On the top right on the left the dome of the Französischer Dom, and on the right the Deutchser Dom (on Gendarmenmarkt).

Shot with Nikon Zf, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.
Panorama shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Berlin’s Blue and Pink Pipelines

Black and white photo of the Berlin TV tower, known as Fernsehturm, surrounded by buildings and cloudy skies.
Germany, Berlin – September 2025

September 2025 I visited Berlin for the second time. My first visit was in November 1989. That coincided with the fall of the Berlin Wall. After 46 years I wanted to see how Berlin had changed since ‘die Wende’.

In 1989 we just spent one day in East Berlin. This visit the first day we looked around in the former East Berlin area. The television tower still towers over the city at Alexanderplatz. There is still a lot of construction activity, and along the roads you see pipes in blue and pink. First I thought that it was a smart concrete transport system. In reality it is a way to pump out groundwater from construction sites into the Spree river.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.