Alexanderplatz is a large public square and transport hub in the central Mitte district of Berlin, near the Fernsehturm. Berliners often call it simply Alex, referring to a larger neighbourhood stretching from Mollstraße in the northeast to Spandauer Straße and the Rotes Rathaus in the southwest.
Alex also accommodates the Park Inn Berlin hotel, the tallest hotel building in Germany and the World Time Clock (Welt zeit uhr), a continually rotating installation that shows the time throughout the globe.
Nearby you can also find the historic Neptunbrunnen. This fountain was originally build in 1891 and located at Schlossplatz. But in 1951 it was removed from it’s original location, because of the demolition of the old Stadtschloss.
Eventually, after being restored, the fountain was moved in 1969 to its present location between the St Mary’s Church and the Rotes Rathaus.
