Bell Tower of Berlin Olympic Stadium

The steel skeleton construction was faced with dressed limestone.

After the Second World War, Soviet troops accidentally set the tower's contents on fire and it was no longer stable.

The Olympic Bell – weighing 9.60 tons, which had survived the fire and remained in its place in the tower – fell 77 metres (253 ft), cracked and has been unable to sound since then.

In 1956 the bell was rescued, only in order to be used as a practice target using anti-tank ammunition.

The tower is an important tourist destination offering a panorama of Berlin, Spandau, the Havel Valley, Potsdam, Nauen and Hennigsdorf.