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Zoofenster in Berlin

Tuesday, 14 April 2026 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union
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🔊 Listen to this Post The Zoofenster is a high-rise building in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin‘s Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough. It owes its name to the Zoological Garden opposite and, at 118.8 meters, ranks fifth among Berlin’s high-rises, along with the neighboring Upper West, which is of the same height. Together with the Upper West, it forms a gateway to Kantstraße and frames the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz. The Zoofenster primarily houses a five-star hotel belonging to the Waldorf Astoria chain.

The Zoofenster site is bordered by Kantstraße to the south, Joachimsthaler Straße to the west, and Hardenbergstraße to the north. The triangular plot lies slightly diagonally opposite Hardenbergplatz with the Zoologischer Garten train station to the north, and with its somewhat blunted apex opposite Breitscheidplatz with the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church to the east.

The Zoofenster building was designed by Frankfurt architect Christoph Mäckler. Richard Rogers and the beverage company Brau und Brunnen originally planned to build a completely glass skyscraper on the same site. Mäckler’s design, however, was intended to better harmonize with the surrounding stone-dominated buildings and blend in more harmoniously in terms of color. Furthermore, the base (the lower six floors) is oriented in height towards the neighboring buildings.

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