Berlin Project: Berlin Buildings

My partner for this project is Shelby Gunderson.


Kollhoff Tower


-It is 101 meters tall.
-It is 23 floors.
-It is a skyscraper constructed after the fall of the Berlin wall.
-It has Europe’s fastest elevator in it that reaches speeds of 8.5 meters per second.
-This skyscraper was completed in 1999.
-The ground floor is home to many restaurants and shops while the upper floors are used as office space.
-On the 24th and 25th floors there is an open-air viewing area with a history of the area and a café with an outdoor terrace.


Brandenburg Gate
-The Brandenburg Gate was built in the 18th century as a symbol of peace.
-During the cold war the gate symbolized a divided city since it was located at the border of East and West Berlin.
-Since the fall of the Berlin Wall the gate has become a symbol of reunified Berlin.
-The gate was designed by Carl Gotthard and commissioned by emperor Wilhelm II.
-The design was based on the Propylaea, the gateway to the Acropolis in Athens.
-In 1958 after world war II the gate was restored by East Berlin, while West Berlin funded the reconstruction of the Quadriga.


Berliner Fernsehturm


This 1,207 foot high observation tower was built in 1969, and designed by architects Fritz Dieter and Günter Frankt. The stairway leading to the top consists of 986 steps. The tower belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers. It is the most visible structure in all of Berlin because of its height. It is the tallest building in Germany. When the suns shines down on the tower, the symbol of a cross appears. This was not intended by the atheist Soviets who ruled East Germany, and they tried desperately to stop the cross from appearing, yet they were never successful.


Französischer Dom


This is a cathedral which was built between the years 1701 and 1705 for French Huguenot refugees. It was designed by architects Louis Cayart and Abraham Quesnay. Carl Von Gontard designed and built the dome of the cathedral in 1785. Französischer Dom is not technically a cathedral because it has never had a bishop; however, it is generally considered to be one. Other attractions in this building are a restaurant beneath the prayer hall, and a Huguenot museum.


Websites used:
http://www.aviewoncities.com/berlin/brandenburgertor.htm
http://www.panoramapunkt.de/en/views.html

http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=kollhofftower-berlin-germany
www.aviewoncities.com 9/3/10

http://www.wikipedia.org/ 9/3/10