Fernsehturm de Berlín in der Nacht

The Berlin TV Tower rises up from Alexanderplatz in the heart of Berlin and is arguably the most prominent landmark in the city. To get an elevated view, I went to the Park Inn’s panorama terrace which is on the 40th floor and faces the tower.  The netting wasn’t great for photographs but I enjoyed the challenge of trying to work with it.

The views of Berlin from that height were fantastic.  I got there before the sun had set so it was nice to be able to see many of the cathedrals, museums and other sites I had spent the week visiting.  The image below is looking to the west and the orderly yet somehow still chaotic mosaic of the city.

Just before midnight I went to the top of the tower itself.  The windows at night had reflections to wrestle along with a bit of distortion in the glass so the photographs from Berlin’s highest perch were quite limited.  Still great to take in the whole city wearing her night lights.  The night market in the centre of Alexanderplatz under the tower nearly empty but provided some colorful lights to frame against the railing shadows I leaned against.