Blauer Obelisk
The Blauer Obelisk is a public artwork located in Westend, Berlin. It was designed by Hella Santarossa.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: fountain in Berlin, Germany
- Also known as: “Blue obelisk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Theodor-Heuss-Platz and Theodor-Heuss-Platz.
Theodor-Heuss-Platz
Square
Theodor-Heuss-Platz is a large city square in the Westend district of Berlin, Germany. It is named after Theodor Heuss, the first President of Germany after World War II.
Theodor-Heuss-Platz
Metro station
Theodor-Heuss-Platz is a station on line U2 of the Berlin U-Bahn, located in the Westend district.
Die Wühlmäuse
Theater building
Die Wühlmäuse is a theater building, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Blauer Obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murellen mountains, Murellen gorge and Schanzenwald forest and Spreestadt Charlottenburg.
Murellen mountains, Murellen gorge and Schanzenwald forest
Locality
The Murellenberge, the Murellenschlucht and the Schanzenwald are a hilly landscape formed during the Weichselian Ice Age in the Berlin district of Ruhleben in the Westend part of the District of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Murellen mountains, Murellen gorge and Schanzenwald forest is situated 3½ km west of Blauer Obelisk.
Spreestadt Charlottenburg
Quarter
Spreestadt Charlottenburg is a quarter, which is situated 4 km east of Blauer Obelisk.
City West
City West is the heart of former West Berlin and even after reunification it represents the main retail centre of Berlin — all the best and most expensive shops are here.Blauer Obelisk
- Categories: fountain, installation artwork, and tourism
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.50936° or 52° 30′ 34″ north
Longitude
13.27216° or 13° 16′ 20″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9F4MG75C+PV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountain
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Blauer Obelisk” goes by many names.
- German: “Blauer Obelisk”
- German: “Glasnost”
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