bus lines also service the area. The following main roads connect to : Northwest: (federal highways B 2 and B 5) Northeast: (B 2 and B 5) Southeast: (B 1) Southwest (in front of the station, in the pedestrian zone): Several arterial roads lead radially from to the outskirts of Berlin. These include (clockwise from north to south-east): / – – (to Bundesstraße 96a) – intersection – (main road 109 to the triangle at the ) / – (B 2) – (intersection ) – (B 2 via to the junction at ) (B 1 and B 5) – – / – (B 1 and B 5 to junction at ) Structures World Clock Berolina Fountain of Friendship The Fountain of Friendship () was erected in 1970 during the redesign of and inaugurated on October 7. It was created by and his group of artists. Its water basin has a diameter of 23 meters, it is 6.20 meters high and is built from embossed copper, glass, ceramics and enamel. The water spurts from the highest point and then flows down in spirals over 17 shells, which each have a diameter between one and four meters. After German reunification, it was completely renovated in a metal art workshop during the reconstruction of the . Other Apart from , is the only existing square in front of one of the medieval gates of Berlin's city wall. Image gallery Further reading Weszkalnys, Gisa (2010). Berlin, Alexanderplatz: Transforming Place in a Unified Germany. Berghahn Books. External links Alexanderplatz – Overview of the changes References Articles containing video clips Mitte Squares in Berlin Zones of Berlin Cremer & Wolffenstein