Einstein Tower
The Einstein Tower is an astrophysical observatory in the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany. The Tower was built by architect Erich Mendelsohn in 1924.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Telegrafenberg and Helmertturm.
Telegrafenberg
Peak
The Einstein Tower is an astrophysical observatory in the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany. The Tower was built by architect Erich Mendelsohn in 1924.
Helmertturm
Tower
Michelson-Haus
Building
Michelson-Haus is a building, which is situated 200 metres north of Einstein Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Brandenburger Vorstadt.
Dutch Quarter
Locality
The Dutch Quarter is a neighborhood in Potsdam, Germany, consisting of 134 red Dutch brick buildings, almost all of which have been renovated. It was built from 1733 to 1740 and designed by Jan Bouman following the order of Frederick William I of Prussia, who invited talented Dutch craftsmen to settle there. Dutch Quarter is situated 2½ km north of Einstein Tower.
Brandenburger Vorstadt
Suburb
Brandenburger Vorstadt is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northwest of Einstein Tower.
Einstein Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: astrophysical observatory in Potsdam, Germany
- Categories: tower, astronomical observatory, building, and tourism
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.37885° or 52° 22′ 44″ north
Longitude
13.06386° or 13° 3′ 50″ east
Inception
1922
Levels
4
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F4M93H7+GG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Einstein Tower” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج أنيشتاين”
- Arabic: “برج أينشتاين”
- Bulgarian: “Айнщайн”
- Bulgarian: “Кулата Айнщайн”
- Catalan: “Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Physik”
- Catalan: “Torre Einstein”
- Chinese: “愛因斯坦塔”
- Czech: “Einsteinova věž”
- Dutch: “Einsteintoren”
- Dutch: “Einsteinturm”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج اينشتاين”
- Esperanto: “Einstein-turo”
- Finnish: “Einstein Tower”
- Finnish: “Einstein-torni”
- Finnish: “Einsteinturm”
- French: “tour Einstein”
- French: “Tour Einstein”
- Galician: “Torre Einstein”
- German: “Einstein-Turm”
- German: “Einsteinturm”
- Hebrew: “מגדל איינשטיין”
- Hungarian: “Einstein-torony”
- Icelandic: “Einstein-turninn”
- Ido: “Turmo Einstein”
- Italian: “Torre Einstein”
- Japanese: “アインシュタイン・タワー”
- Japanese: “アインシュタイン塔”
- Moroccan Arabic: “برج أينشطاين”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Einsteintårn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Einsteintårnet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Einsteinturm”
- Norwegian: “Einsteinturm”
- Polish: “Wieża Einsteina”
- Portuguese: “Einstein Tower”
- Portuguese: “Einsteinturm”
- Portuguese: “Torre Einstein”
- Romanian: “Turnul lui Einstein”
- Russian: “Einsteinturm”
- Russian: “Башня Эйнштейна”
- Slovak: “Einsteinova veža”
- Spanish: “Torre Albert Einstein”
- Spanish: “Torre de Albert Einstein”
- Spanish: “Torre de Einstein”
- Spanish: “Torre Einstein”
- Swedish: “Einsteinturm”
- Thai: “ไอน์ชไตน์ทวร์ม”
- Ukrainian: “Вежа Айнштайна”
- Ukrainian: “Вежа Ейнштейна”
- Urdu: “آئن اسٹائن ٹاور”
- Western Panjabi: “آئینسٹائن ٹاور”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Refraktorgebäude and Helmert Building.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Das 3 sec Bronzehirn – Mahnmal des Jetzt – Denkmal der unablässigen Gegenwart. and Modell Einsteinturm.
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