General Information
Project Type
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Airport |
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Location
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Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Chronology
| 11 April 1996 | During welding works as part of upgrading and maintenance of terminal building B, sparks start a smoldering fire in the ventilation ducts. Heavy and toxic smoke fills the entire terminal building, 17 people die asphyxiated. The building is unusable for months. Terminal A remains unaffected, C only slightly. |
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| November 1996 | Terminal building C is re-opened. |
| 1997 | Construction begins for a long-distance train station. |
| March 1997 | Architectural design competition to replace terminal building B is won by JSK Architekten. |
| December 1998 | Demolition of Terminal B begins. Parking garage no. 1 is also demolished to make room for the extended new terminal. |
| 1999 | Construction for new underground parking at terminal B begins. |
| 17 March 1999 | Marlies Smeets, mayor of Düsseldorf, and Wolfgang Clement, prime minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, lay the first stone for the new terminal building. |
| 28 May 2000 | The new long distance train station begins railroad services. Up to 300 trains a day stop at the station. |
| 1 July 2001 | Terminal B is opened for passenger service. President Johannes Rau is present during the inauguration. |
| 1 July 2002 | The SkyTrain monorail begins service between the main terminals and the long-distance railroad station. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2001): Die Dachkonstruktion des neuen Zentralgebäudes Flughafen Düsseldorf International. In: Stahlbau, v. 70, n. 3 (March 2001), pp. 142-152.
- (2002): Flughafen Düsseldorf. Das Projekt "airport 2000 plus". In: [ Umrisse ], v. 2, n. 5-6 (30 December 2002), pp. 128-130.
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10000114 - Published on:
11/07/2002 - Last updated on:
07/03/2022
