Rheinturm
Telecommunications tower in Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rheinturm (pronounced [ˈʁaɪntʊʁm]; 'Rhine Tower') is a 240.5-metre-high (789 ft) concrete telecommunications tower in Düsseldorf, capital of the federal state (Bundesland) of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Construction commenced in 1979 and finished in 1981. The Rheinturm carries aerials for directional radio, FM and TV transmitters. It stands 172.5 metres high and houses a revolving restaurant and an observation deck at a height of 168 metres. It is the tallest building in Düsseldorf.[1]
Rheinturm | |
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General information | |
Type | Telecommunications tower with restaurant and observation deck |
Location | Düsseldorf |
Country | Germany |
Coordinates | 51°13′04″N 6°45′42″E |
Elevation | 36.6 metres NHN |
Construction started | 20 January 1979 |
Completed | 1 December 1981[citation needed] |
Inaugurated | 1 March 1982[citation needed] |
Height | 240.5 metres (789 ft) |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Reinforced concrete |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Harald Deilmann |
The Rheinturm was inaugurated on 1 December 1981.[2] It contains 7,500 cubic metres of concrete and weighs 22,500 tons. Before October 15, 2004, when an aerial antenna for DVB-T was mounted, it was 234.2 metres high. The observation deck is open to public daily from 10:00 to 23:30.
As a special attraction, a light sculpture on its shaft works as a clock. This sculpture was designed by Horst H. Baumann and is called Lichtzeitpegel (light time level). The light sculpture on the Rheinturm is the largest digital clock in the world[citation needed]. The clock is a 24-hour clock with six sets of lights, two each for the Hour (00 to 24), Minutes (00 to 60), and Seconds (00 to 60), to be read from top to bottom.
Gallery
- Rheinturm at blue hour
- View from the Rheinturm looking down onto Stadtmitte
- Rheinturm Düsseldorf 70th Anniversary of the state NRW Illumination with Rhine Comet
- The Rheinturm displaying the time. The number of dots represents the Hour, Minutes, and Seconds as shown in the image above
- View from the Rheinturm looking down onto Bürger Park
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