Alexanderplatz, Berlin: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Alexanderplatz is a large public square in central Berlin's Mitte district, the city's primary transit interchange and home to the 368-meter Fernsehturm television tower visible from across the city. Named in 1805 after Tsar Alexander I of Russia, the square was rebuilt in East German modernist style in the 1960s with the Weltzeituhr world time clock, the Fountain of Friendship Among Peoples, and the Haus des Lehrers. The plaza remains one of Berlin's busiest pedestrian zones with department stores, the Galeria Kaufhof, and a seasonal Christmas market each December. is just one of many options in Berlin. Major attractions worth considering include Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial, Gendarmenmarkt, and Haus Schwarzenberg.