Photos: Babewyn, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Phyrexian, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 August Orth (1871), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Photo credits
Photos: Babewyn, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Phyrexian, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 August Orth (1871), Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Alexanderplatz and the TV Tower, live
Your local guide
Uwe Krause
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Highlights
- A square rebuilt as a state showcase
- A tower's reflection that annoyed officials
- Alexanderplatz before and after the war
- East German scale, explained on camera
- Berlin's tallest structure, from below
About this tour
This session looks at Alexanderplatz and the TV Tower rising above it. You see the wide square rebuilt as a showcase for the East German state after wartime destruction. The session finishes at the tower's base, with the story of a sunlight reflection on its sphere that reportedly annoyed officials at the time.
We open with a short sound check on the square. I move slowly around the base of the tower and take questions about the square's East German rebuilding as we go. Afterwards I send a short note on what stood here before the war.
This suits anyone interested in East German urban planning and postwar rebuilding. It also works well as a first stop before exploring nearby Mitte.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Berlin before heading out.
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Alexanderplatz 15 min
The camera takes in the wide square, and I explain how it was rebuilt as a showcase for the East German state after wartime destruction.
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TV Tower base 15 min
We reach the base of the tower, and I point out the sphere near its top, said to catch sunlight in a cross shape that annoyed East German officials for religious reasons.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Berlin: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Berliner (jam doughnut) and Prenzlauer Berg, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 7 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Berlin, showing you Alexanderplatz and TV Tower base live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Berlin live with my phone.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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