The Berlin TV Tower

Many thanks to Richard Weaver for the Berlin Wall photos and to his grandson Colby Darr for scanning and sharing them. And thanks to Paul Webster for helping me with the English script. Link to the Palast der Repubilk video:    • The disappeared Palace of the Republic   Support the channel? Use the booking link at www.eastgermanyinvestigated.com Technical data of the Berlin TV-tower: Height (with antenna): 368 m Evacuation platforms at 188 m and 191 m Observation deck at 203 metres Restaurant at 208 metres Height of the tower: 368 m Weight of the shaft: 26,000 tonnes Weight of the sphere 4,800 tonnes Diameter of the sphere: 32 m Outer diameter of the foundation: 42 metres (138 ft) Book: Fernsehturm book: ‘Der Fernsehturm und sein Freiraum’ – Mattias Grünzig - https://amzn.to/4nXfV0g (Only available in English, but with lots of interesting photographs) Other sources: 1) Das Ding am Alex - Planung und Bau des Berliner Fernsehturms (1994) -    • Das Ding am Alex - Planung und Bau des Ber...   2) Geheimnisville Orte – Der Fernsehturm -https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/geh... 3) Silberkugel der Superlative Der Berliner Fernsehturm Reportage über den Fernsehturm    • Silberkugel der Superlative   Der Berliner...   4) Wiki - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berline... Pictures: • Hermann Henselmann - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-16383-0001 / Gielow / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Gerhard Kosel – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-50395-0006 / Schmidt / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Ostankino tower Moscow - By Victorgrigas - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Ostankino tower Moscow in 2007 - By Lev Shushkevich - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Berlin Fernsehturm – One of the segments lifted to the top - By Victorgrigas - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Berlin Fernsehturm – Sphere under construction in June 1968 - Von Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-G0625-0021-001 / Martin / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Berlin Centre Map - Self made, using data from OpenStreetMap an the following files:Berlin orientation mapBundesstraßen signs B1, B2, B5, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Pope’s revenge – By Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Walter Ulbricht – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-08618-0005 / Sturm, Horst / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Berlin panorama 2015 - By Nordenfan – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Central Government Building – Deutsche Architektur; edition 4/1958 • Gerhard Kosel - https://www.archivportal-d.de/item/YZ... • Fernsehturm construction in August 1966 - By Roehrensee – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Fernsehturm sphere from below – By H. Zell – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Rathauspassagen 1979 – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R0911-0024 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Rathauspassagen – Haus der Mode – 1978 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-T0809-0018 / Junge, Peter Heinz / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse Komplex 1970 – By FORTEPAN / Nagy Gyula, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons • Dortmund TV-tower - By Frank Vincentz – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Palast der Republik - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1986-0424-304 / Junge, Peter Heinz / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...