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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Berlin - some modern and inhuman architecture
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:48:59 +0200
References: <C65D3E52.EE%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> <7AFFE841-A6EA-424E-8B9D-5BF71AA65CB4@mac.com>

George,

it's 29 metres in diameter and has seating for around 200 guests - 
unfortunately, you also have to pay 6 euros admission to the tower even 
when you only want to use the restaurant

Cheers
Douglas

George Lottermoser wrote:
> it really is interesting architecture
> what is the diameter of the sphere?
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On Jun 16, 2009, at 6:19 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote:
>
>> Here's another at dusk. Taken on the way back to my hotel after a 
>> couple of
>> beers...
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/sunsworth/misc_001/L1008564-tower.jpg.html
>>  
>>
>>
>> The main problem with visiting the tower is the queue to get in. 
>> Every time
>> I've been the queues have been enormous.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> On 16/6/09 05:48, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
>>
>>> Here are a couple of other views of the tower:
>>>
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu/berlin0808/content/_8063668_large.html
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu/berlin0808/content/_8073752_large.html
>>>
>>> I did not bother going up to the restaurant, but it was nice to hang
>>> out on Alexanderplatz for a couple of hours, enjoying a cold drink and
>>> watching the many people milling about (this was last August).
>>
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMG: Berlin - some modern and inhuman architecture)
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