Most of Charlottenburg’s other major landmarks can be found at the northern and western edges. North of the Beussellstrasse S-Bahn station near where the Hohenzollern and Westhafen canals meet, is the somber Gedenkstätte Plötzensee (030 3443226). On this site, more than 2,500 political prisoners met their death through the Nazi’s so-called justice system. Out to the west, at the fairgrounds near Halensee, you can visit the Eiffel Tower wannabe known as the Funkturm. This 138m high radio tower was inaugurated in 1926 as part of the “Great German Radio Exhibition." The restaurant sits a mere 55m high, while dizzying observation deck puts you 126m off the ground. The Olympic logo hangs between two giant pillars outside the 74,000-seat Olympiastadion in the northwest corner of Charlottenburg. Thanks to the madness surrounding the 2006 World Cup, the arena, designed by architect Werner March as a showpiece for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, it sports modern seating, unnaturally green Astroturf and deep blue sprinting track. This is all fine and good for the fans of the home soccer team, Hertha BSC, but it detracts from those wanting to transport themselves back to the famous Jesse Owens sprint. Walk around the perimeter where standing torch lamps are attached to every pillar and the present recedes a bit. Behind the stadium are the ruins of the older 1916 stadium, built by March’s father, Otto, though that has been fenced off.