Germany
Brandenburg
Potsdam

Einstein Tower

The Einstein Tower is an astrophysical in the Albert Einstein Science Park in , . The Tower was built by architect Erich Mendelsohn in 1924.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: astrophysical observatory in Potsdam, Germany
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Telegrafenberg and Helmertturm.

Peak
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The Einstein Tower is an astrophysical in the Albert Einstein Science Park in , . The Tower was built by architect Erich Mendelsohn in 1924.

Tower
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is a tower, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Einstein Tower.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 200 metres north of Einstein Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zentrum Ost and Dutch Quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Locality
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The is a neighborhood in , 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. is situated 2½ km north of Einstein Tower.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northwest of Einstein Tower.

Einstein Tower

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)
Operator
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
Named after
Albert Einstein
Open location code
9F4M93H7+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27139591
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q321789
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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: “Ejnŝtejnturo”
  • 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 Ейнштейна”
  • Western Panjabi: “آئینسٹائن ٹاور”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Refraktorgebäude and Helmert Building.

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