Meine Lieblingsgebäude: die Fernsehturm

Lieblings= favorite
Gebäude= building
TV Tower= Fernsehturm
Platz= place, square, plaza, site...

I don't know if it is the gorgeous foliage, the warm, fall weather, or the fact that it just is, but Berlin is gorgeous. It has old architecture with cute cafes and boutiques. There are green spaces and parks everywhere. Apartment buildings have adorable little flower boxes hanging off of it that give it character. Each neighborhood has it's own identity and look to it. Yes, come freezing cold winter, I may be singing a different tune, but for now, it's gorgeous.

There are some ugly parts to it, just like any other city. Graffiti is everywhere, and there are some strange people walking around. Alexanderplatz is an example. It's a safe and bustling area, not too far from the center of town, but it's grey and just...eh... The old architecture and cute cafes are not here, but rather slabs of concrete. Even the buildings are just made up of 4 grey, concrete walls. However, it is in this grey and eh-looking platz that Meine Lieblingsgebäude stands...die Fernsehturm.

A little history about this building: It's a relatively new building, built in the mid-late 1960s. It is located in East Berlin, an area that was formally Atheist when the wall was up. The ironic thing about it is, that when the sun hits it, the reflection comes off as a cross. This was not intended. Many called the Fernsehturm "The Pope's Revenge", or as I like to say, the Pope's "Screw you", as the cross still shines in former Atheistic East Berlin.

Going back to the building itself, it is a very modern looking building with a sphere at the top. Compared to all of the old buildings in the area, it sticks out. Being the tallest structure in Berlin, you can see it everywhere. Why do I like it? Because it does stick out...it shows that while Berlin has so much history, there are modern elements to it. It's pretty when the sun shines on it and you can see rainbow glimmers to it from the light. It just looks cool. Don't get me wrong; the old architecture is gorgeous, as I said the city was. This Gebäude just happens to be meine lieblingsgebäude. Check it out! PS, it's the big stick with the ball on top.