The Brocken at 1142m is the highest point in Northern Germany. In 1961 the Brocken became a high-tech electronic surveillance station for the KGB and Stasi of East Germany, with radomes on the top of the buildings as shown. The former targeted NATO forces in Western Europe and the latter listened to the telephone conversations of its citizens. After the fall of the Berlin Wall local people marched to the gate and entered the site on December 3rd 1989 at 12.45pm. However, the last Russian soldier did not leave until 1994, after demolition of the buildings and removal of all surveillance equipment. Today the Brocken is a major tourist destination, part of the Harz National Park. Photo by David Mogg and the u3aEye Theme was 'Space'.
