Berliner Funkturm / Radio Tower Berlin - 2nd July, 2012

The Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin (Radio Tower Berlin) is a transmitting tower in Berlin, built between 1924 and 1926 by Heinrich Straumer. It is nicknamed “der lange Lulatsch“ (“the lanky lad“) and is one of the best-known points of interest in the city of Berlin. It stands in the Berlin trade fair ground in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough. On September 3, 1926, the radio tower was inaugurated on the occasion of the 3. Große Deutsche Funkausstellung (Great German Radio Exhibition). The tower is now a protected monument. This video features external shots of the tower, as well as the lift ride up the tower, views over Berlin from the top of the tower and then the lift descent from the top of the tower back to the ground.