Panoramapunkt Potsdamer Platz Observation Deck Tickets Berlin

Panoramapunkt in the Kollhoff Tower

Panoramapunkt is the public viewing deck on the 24th floor of the Kollhoff Tower, the red-brick high-rise designed by architect Hans Kollhoff that has stood on Potsdamer Platz since 1999. At roughly 100 metres, it is not the highest viewpoint in Berlin, but it offers something different: an open, uncluttered view over the reborn centre of the city, with the Tiergarten park spread out to the west.

Many people look for Panoramapunkt tickets because the deck is close to the city's main sights and easy to combine with a walk to the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag. The lift ride is itself part of the fun, since it is described as one of the fastest in Europe.

The views over Berlin

From the deck you look north towards the government quarter, the TV Tower at Alexanderplatz and the glass dome of the Reichstag, and west across the trees of the Tiergarten towards the Victory Column. Below you are the glass roof of the Sony Center and the streets of Potsdamer Platz, once the busiest square in Europe and later a wasteland beside the Berlin Wall.

The Panoramacafé at the top serves drinks and snacks, though table reservations and set times are not possible. If you are wondering whether the Panoramapunkt is worth visiting, it is a quick, relaxed way to understand the layout of Berlin in a single glance, and it is especially attractive on a clear day and around sunset.

The exhibition on the history of Potsdamer Platz

Your ticket includes the exhibition Berliner Blicke auf den Potsdamer Platz, which tells the story of the square through photographs and displays, including an open-air element. In the 1920s the square was the crossroads of a modern metropolis and had Europe's first traffic light, and after 1945 it was left almost empty by war damage and the division of the city.

Following reunification, the square was rebuilt in the 1990s with new offices, cinemas and the Sony Center, and the exhibition helps you understand what happened here. With the view of the square below you, the story of Potsdamer Platz feels tangible.

Fast-track, timing and how to get to Potsdamer Platz

The default ticket lets you skip the queue at the lift with fast-track entry. A VIP option that adds coffee and cake is available separately, so check the booking panel for what each option includes. Allow about an hour, and remember that the deck is partly open air, so the best time to visit Panoramapunkt is on a clear day, with sunset a popular choice.

If you are asking how to get to Panoramapunkt, take the U2 or the S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S25 or S26 to Potsdamer Platz and follow the signs to the Kollhoff Tower at Potsdamer Platz 1. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Brandenburg Gate are about a fifteen-minute walk away.