Alexanderplatz – simply called "Alex" by Berliners – is more than a transport hub. It is a stage of German history, a landmark of GDR modernism, the site of the peaceful revolution of 1989, and today one of the most visited places in the capital.
On alexanderplatz.com you find independent information on history, sights and practicalities: Is the ride up the TV Tower actually worth it? Which hotels offer the best view? What's the fastest way from BER Airport to the Alex? We give the answers – no PR language, no marketing noise.
Alexanderplatz in numbers: 4.5 hectares · around 360,000 people per day · TV Tower at 368 metres, Germany's tallest structure · World Clock in place since 1969 · named in 1805 after the visit of Russian Tsar Alexander I.