Unveiled in 1969 as part of the DDR’s plans for a modernized Alexanderplatz, Berlin’s World Clock has become one of the city’s favorite rendezvous spots.

At any time of the day or night one can find a few ladies and gents pacing beneath the 16-ton clock with its 24 time zones and orbiting solar system, peering left and right to spot their dates as they make their way across Alex’s concrete expanse. The clock’s atmosphere of longing and expectation is so palpable that even if you don’t have a date for the evening’s extravaganza, hang around long enough and you’re sure to meet someone to drag along!