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Happy Birthday: Berlin's TV tower turns 55

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Hannah Hummel | Kerstin Schmidt
October 12, 2024

Berlin's TV Tower was dedicated in central East Berlin in October, 1969. Today, it’s a city landmark and highly popular attraction of Germany’s reunified capital.

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