Messe Berlin ( Berlin Messegelände ) are exhibition grounds in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf precinct of Berlin , Germany , at Masurenallee opposite the Haus des Rundfunks . Since 2011, they have officially been known as "Berlin ExpoCenter City" and operated by the Messe Berlin GmbH company.
21-607: The premises, built in 1936–37, comprise twenty-six halls covering 160,000 square metres (1,700,000 sq ft) including Funkturm Berlin . The halls are connected via a bridge to the Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin , which closed in 2014 until further notice. To the south is the CityCube Berlin , an exhibition and conference hall that opened in 2014, built on the lands of the former Deutschlandhalle arena, which has replaced
42-647: A Berlin building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Funkturm Berlin The Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin (Berlin Radio Tower) is a former broadcasting tower in Berlin , Germany. Constructed between 1924 and 1926 to designs by the architect Heinrich Straumer, it was inaugurated on 3 September 1926, on the occasion of the opening of the third Große Deutsche Funkausstellung (Great German Radio Exhibition) in
63-406: A major fire in 1935, the radio industry building burned down and severely damaged the radio tower. The other two halls north of Masurenallee were destroyed by bombs during World War II. The basic structure of today's exhibition center, designed by architect Richard Ermisch , was built in 1937 along Masurenallee and Messedamm with the striking entrance building on Hammarskjöldplatz. The inner area of
84-462: A side. Its ratio of surface area to height is 1:6.9. For comparison, the Eiffel Tower sits on a square 129 meters to a side, giving surface-area-to-height ratio of 1:2.3. Second, the radio tower is probably the only observation tower in the world standing on porcelain insulators . It was designed as the support tower for a T-antenna for medium wave , and the insulators were intended to prevent
105-526: The Haus des Rundfunks built later) west of the Messedamm on the site of today's Hall 14 for the first Great German Radio exhibition was opened. The architect was Heinrich Straumer, who was also responsible for equipping the neighboring radio tower . The name Ausstellungshallen am Kaiserdamm , which was based on the first two halls, only gradually gave way to the current name Ausstellungshallen am Funkturm . In
126-596: The S-Bahn ring . Because of the First World War, however, it was not opened until the German Motor Show on September 23, 1921. The next day, the first car race took place at the nearby AVUS . Another exhibition hall was built in 1924 according to plans by Jean Krämer and Johann Emil Schaudtbuilt on the site of the bus station. Today's area had been serving as a Berlin trade fair location since 1924, when
147-496: The 19th century, the route of the Hamburg Stadtbahn connection ran in the area of today's site until it was relocated to the south when the exhibition center was expanded in the 1920s. The first exhibition hall, completed in 1914 for automobile exhibitions, was located north of today's exhibition center in the parking area between the central bus station and the S-Bahn ring . Because of the First World War, however, it
168-490: The Charlottenburg garrison practiced daily. From the end of the 19th century, the route of the Hamburg Stadtbahn connection ran in the area of today's site until it was relocated to the south when the exhibition center was expanded in the 1920s. The first exhibition hall, completed in 1914 for automobile exhibitions, was located north of today's exhibition center in the parking area between the central bus station and
189-480: The Messe Berlin GmbH company. The premises, built in 1936–37, comprise twenty-six halls covering 160,000 square metres (1,700,000 sq ft) including Funkturm Berlin . The halls are connected via a bridge to the Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin , which closed in 2014 until further notice. To the south is the CityCube Berlin , an exhibition and conference hall that opened in 2014, built on
210-569: The drain of the transmitting power down through the tower itself. However, this was impractical, because visitors would have been vulnerable to massive electric shocks, so the tower was later grounded via its elevator shaft. The insulators used were manufactured in the Koeniglich Preussische Porzellanmanufaktur ( Royal Prussian Porcelain Factory ). On March 22, 1935, the first regular television program in
231-435: The first two halls, only gradually gave way to the current name Ausstellungshallen am Funkturm . In a major fire in 1935, the radio industry building burned down and severely damaged the radio tower. The other two halls north of Masurenallee were destroyed by bombs during World War II. The basic structure of today's exhibition center, designed by architect Richard Ermisch , was built in 1937 along Masurenallee and Messedamm with
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#1732780320587252-709: The founding of Berlin. 52°30′18.2″N 13°16′41.45″E / 52.505056°N 13.2781806°E / 52.505056; 13.2781806 Messe Berlin Messe Berlin ( Berlin Messegelände ) are exhibition grounds in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf precinct of Berlin , Germany , at Masurenallee opposite the Haus des Rundfunks . Since 2011, they have officially been known as "Berlin ExpoCenter City" and operated by
273-509: The functions of the ICC. Important trade fairs held here include Internationale Grüne Woche Berlin (Green Week), Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA), Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB), Youth fair YOU, Venus Berlin and InnoTrans . Before the construction for the Messegelände , there was a parade ground on which the Charlottenburg garrison practiced daily. From the end of
294-666: The grounds of the Messe Berlin trade fair in the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf . Nicknamed der lange Lulatsch ("the lanky lad"), the tower is one of the best-known points of interest in the city of Berlin and, while no longer used for broadcasting purposes, it remains a protected monument . The tower is built as one large steel framework construction , similar to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The 150-metre-high (490 ft) and approximately 600-metric ton radio tower
315-408: The lands of the former Deutschlandhalle arena, which has replaced the functions of the ICC. Important trade fairs held here include Internationale Grüne Woche Berlin (Green Week), Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA), Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB), Youth fair YOU, Venus Berlin and InnoTrans . Before the construction for the Messegelände , there was a parade ground on which
336-717: The site, known as the "Sommergarten" (summer garden), in the form of a stadium-like green area, was also created during the redesign in the mid-1930s. From 1954 to 1969, the Federal Assembly elected the German Federal President in the Ostpreußenhalle on the exhibition grounds (today: Hall 18). [REDACTED] Media related to Messe Berlin at Wikimedia Commons 52°30′14″N 13°16′24″E / 52.50389°N 13.27333°E / 52.50389; 13.27333 This article about
357-582: The striking entrance building on Hammarskjöldplatz. The inner area of the site, known as the "Sommergarten" (summer garden), in the form of a stadium-like green area, was also created during the redesign in the mid-1930s. From 1954 to 1969, the Federal Assembly elected the German Federal President in the Ostpreußenhalle on the exhibition grounds (today: Hall 18). [REDACTED] Media related to Messe Berlin at Wikimedia Commons 52°30′14″N 13°16′24″E / 52.50389°N 13.27333°E / 52.50389; 13.27333 This article about
378-472: The wooden "House of the Radio Industry" (also called "Funkhalle", not to be confused with the Haus des Rundfunks built later) west of the Messedamm on the site of today's Hall 14 for the first Great German Radio exhibition was opened. The architect was Heinrich Straumer, who was also responsible for equipping the neighboring radio tower . The name Ausstellungshallen am Kaiserdamm , which was based on
399-413: The world was broadcast from an aerial on the top of the tower. In 1962, the tower stopped being used for West German television transmissions. In 1973, the radio tower stopped serving as a regular transmission tower for broadcasting purposes, but it is still used as relay station for police radio , and mobile phone services. The last complete renovation took place in 1987 in honor of the 750th anniversary of
420-440: Was not opened until the German Motor Show on September 23, 1921. The next day, the first car race took place at the nearby AVUS . Another exhibition hall was built in 1924 according to plans by Jean Krämer and Johann Emil Schaudtbuilt on the site of the bus station. Today's area had been serving as a Berlin trade fair location since 1924, when the wooden "House of the Radio Industry" (also called "Funkhalle", not to be confused with
441-428: Was originally planned strictly as a transmitting tower, but later additions included a restaurant at a height of approximately 52 m, and observation deck at a height of approximately 125 m. Visitors reach the restaurant and the observation deck by an elevator which travels up to 6 meters per second. The radio tower has two very notable structural characteristics. First, it sits on a square surface area merely 20 meters to
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