Berlin · DE
Obelisk
On Theodor‑Heuss‑Platz in Berlin's Westend stands one of the city's most eye‑catching pieces of public art: the Blauer Obelisk, a tall, glossy‑blue obelisk fountain set down in the middle of one of the grandest squares in the western city. Designed by the artist Hella Santarossa and installed in 1987, the vivid monolith cuts a striking figure against the wide ring road and the leafy central island, making it an easy landmark to spot and a natural photo stop on a walk through Charlottenburg‑Wilmersdorf. The obelisk sits on a square with a layered past. Laid out in 1904 and renamed several times over the last century, Theodor‑Heuss‑Platz marks the western anchor of Berlin's great east‑west axis, so from its centre you can look down a long, straight vista past the Siegessäule toward the Brandenburg Gate. The fountain's bold geometry reads as a deliberate modern counterpoint to all that imperial scale.