The World Clock

The World Clock, in Berlin

The Urania World Clock is an emblematic monument of Alexanderplatz, which gives the time around the world. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this curiosity, an essential meeting place of the Berliners.

The time of the 148 cities of the world

This rather unusual clock is the Urania World Clock, one of the symbols of Alexanderplatz. Its metal rotunda, topped with a stylised representation of the solar system, gives the time in one hundred and forty-eight great cities of the world, distributed on its cylindrical surface according to the time zones. Inaugurated at the end of the 1960s, the same year as the television tower, in the era of East Germany, it quickly became a very popular meeting place. A playful and educational curiosity, it illustrates the spirit of the Berlin of this period.

What to see

You admire the metal rotunda giving the time in one hundred and forty-eight cities of the world, topped with a representation of the solar system, on Alexanderplatz. The Urania World Clock is an emblematic meeting place of Berlin. It is a playful stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Urania World Clock lies on Alexanderplatz, in the heart of Berlin, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is an open-air monument, freely accessible at all times from the square. It is a meeting place lively throughout the day.

What does the World Clock of Berlin show?

The time in one hundred and forty-eight great cities of the world, distributed according to the time zones on its cylindrical rotunda, on Alexanderplatz.

Where is the World Clock of Berlin?

On Alexanderplatz, in the heart of Berlin, in Germany.