Alexanderplatz is a large public square ("platz") in central
Berlin (
Mitte). It was the largest public space in the former
East Berlin, the site of many official gatherings. Today it is a popular site for demonstrations, but they are not usually very large.
Tourists,
punks, and
drunks hang out by the central fountain. You can buy a tasty Berliner
currywurst at one of the stands in front of the big train station on the south side of the square.
After the Berlin Wall fell down, the north side of Alexanderplatz was developed into shops. One of the tallest towers in the world, the Fernsehturm ("television tower") looms over Alexanderplatz.