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Alexanderplatz

Berlin, Germany
As featured in 3 days in Berlin
Ranked #89 of 335 attractions in Berlin
4.0 of 5 stars 130 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Activities: Shopping, Ice skating
Fee: No
Owner description: In the 1970s, Alexanderplatz became an experiment in socialist urban aesthetics. The square is the home to the World Time Clock, a continually...... more » Owner description: In the 1970s, Alexanderplatz became an experiment in socialist urban aesthetics. The square is the home to the World Time Clock, a continually rotating installation that shows the time around the globe and Hermann Henselmann’s Haus des Lehrers. « less
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

Fantastic for Shopping, great for tour buses, trams and railway station. More

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

you need long queque before you can go 2 the top of tv tower, and you will see fountain and town hall for picture. otherwise find something else. More

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London
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

It had an essence like no other German place I had ever been to before. Many attractions, restaurants and bars however fairly expensive for example I paid 6euros for a Vodka Lemonade. More

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Saint John, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012
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people found this review helpful

If you are in Berlin this place is the hub of the adventure. Everything worth seeing in Berlin is walking distance from here, or this is the transportation hub to elsewhere. More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2012

2 big department stores, the tv tower, and some nice places to grab a currywurst, chips, drink. More

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Zagreb, Croatia
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2012

You have it all here. Burger king :) the best place to grab and eat even if it is a junk food but it does help you if you are in a rush from one place to another. There are couple f good bars and 3-4 clubs. Transport is not a problem, taxi, U or S Bahn. favourite place in... More

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Jyvaskyla
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2012
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Whenever I visit Berlin, I come to check how is Alexanderplatz nowadays. What I like there the most is not the shops nor restaurants that are plenty elsewhere. It's the people: if you walk around, especially those a bit shabbier areas, you can find quite a range of people from very different national and social backgrounds. In one downmarket and... More

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Brighton, United Kingdom
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012
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Where ever you want to go in Berlin you have to come here at some point. Take some time out to have a wonder around the area you have a massive shopping mall The Alexa and the TV Tower with its revolving restaurant and lots of big department stores. And my personal favourite the bratwurst sellers who are there all... More

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Berlin, Germany
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012
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The center of East Berlin, Alexanderplatz is BIG. One side of the Sbahn station leads to the TV tower entrance. Circle the tower to the back and you will see a church and the Rathaus. You will also see a great fountain with Zeus sitting in the middle. This route leads you to Unter den Linden (you can see Berliner... More

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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

Loved this place, the enviroment and the atmosphere is so cool. More

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