Berlin
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Fernsehturm Berlin
The Fernsehturm Berlin (TV tower) is the highest building in Germany by a height of 368 metres. After the Ostankino tower in Moscow (540 metres), the TV tower of Kiew and Riga, the Fernsehturm of Berlin is the fourth highest building in Europe.
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It was in the year 1964 when the leader of the Communist party in East Berlin Walter Ulbricht decided to build the Fernsehturm. The start of construction was the 4th August 1965. The strings and the air-conditioning system was imported from Sweden. The security glass was brought from Netherlands.
The tower was finnished on the 3rd October 1969 and belongs to one of the most important sights of Berlin. Every year around one million of visitors are coming to see the Fernsehturm Berlin.
