Background Tower

When searching for beret-related material on the web, it is amazing how many pictures come up of a beret wearer (typically female) with the Eiffel Tower in the background (but how many Parisians wear berets these days, eh..?).

Now, I found a variation: the Berlin TV Tower. Located in the Marien quarter, close to Alexanderplatz, the tower was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It was intended to be both a symbol of Communist power and of the city.

It remains a landmark today, visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin. With its height of 368 metres (including antenna) it is the tallest structure in Germany, and the third-tallest structure in the European Union.