The
Berliner Funkturm or
Funkturm Berlin (Berlin Radio Tower) is a former broadcasting tower in
Berlin. 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 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.