Traffic tower at Potsdamer Platz
Traffic tower at Potsdamer Platz is a memorial in Berlin, Berlin. Traffic tower at Potsdamer Platz is situated nearby to the railway stop Berlin Potsdamer Platz station, as well as near the event venue U3 Tunnel.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: replica of Germany’s first traffic light system from 1924 in Berlin, Germany
- Also known as: “traffic tower at Potsdamer Platz” and “Verkehrsturm”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berlin Hbf and Brandenburg Gate.
Berlin Hbf
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the railway hub and main station of Berlin. Although the station isn't large, the multi-level station may appear confusing for first-time visitors.
Brandenburg Gate
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, Germany. One of the best-known landmarks of the country, it was erected on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to Brandenburg an der Havel, the former capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Brandenburg Gate is situated 790 metres north of Traffic tower at Potsdamer Platz.
Leipziger Platz
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leipziger Platz is an octagonal square in the center of Berlin. It is located along Leipziger Straße east of Potsdamer Platz. Leipziger Platz is situated 150 metres east of Traffic tower at Potsdamer Platz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friedrichstadt and Tiergarten.
Friedrichstadt
Quarter
Photo: Tanweer Morshed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin, and is now a historical neighbourhood of the city itself. The neighbourhood is named after the Prussian king Frederick I.
Tiergarten
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiergarten is a locality within the borough of Mitte, in central Berlin. Notable for the great and homonymous urban park, before German reunification, it was a part of West Berlin.
Dorotheenstadt
Quarter
Photo: Fridolin freudenfett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dorotheenstadt is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central Berlin, Germany, which forms part of the locality of Mitte within the borough also called Mitte.
Traffic tower at Potsdamer Platz
- Categories: traffic light, clock tower, monument, artwork copy, and historic site
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.50923° or 52° 30′ 33″ northLongitude
13.37626° or 13° 22′ 35″ eastHeight
8.5 metres (28 feet)Open location code
9F4MG95G+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 241572310OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q140696450
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In Other Languages
“Traffic tower at Potsdamer Platz” goes by many names.
- German: “Verkehrsturm am Potsdamer Platz”
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