East of Unter den Linden is the famously recognizable Fernsehturm, a 1,200-foot TV tower in Alexanderplatz that some have lovingly dubbed Telespargel (television asparagus). Berlin Mitte also ...

Completed in 1969 during communist rule, the Fernsehturm is one of Germany's most fascinating monuments and a staple of Berlin due to its massive size and unique space-age architecture.