[2025 Berlin Attraction] Travel Guide for Alexanderplatz (Updated Mar)

Alexanderplatz has been the commercial center of Berlin since the end of the nineteenth century. It has experienced the GDR era and the post-Cold War reunification era. Today, around Alexanderplatz, there are traditional and new department stores, as well as some stalls, which are very lively. There is a world clock in the square that shows the time all over the world at the same time in an ingenious way. On the square, the prominent landmark is the Berlin TV Tower, which was built in 1969 and is 368 meters high. You can climb the tower for sightseeing and also have a revolving restaurant. Behind the TV tower is the red-brick church of Our Lady, built in 1270. In the center of the garden next to the church is the Poseidon Fountain, and on the other side of the garden is the famous red city hall, which has been the seat of the Berlin City Hall since its completion in 1869. The red neo-Renaissance style is very beautiful. To the west of the red city hall is the old Nikolai district of Berlin. The old Nikolai Church is opposite the garden here. There is also a museum. If you are interested in the daily life in that period of history, you may wish to visit. Various department stores and shopping centers are also located in the square, and there are many small shops with different characteristics around the square.