General Information
| Name in local language: | Heinrich-Hertz-Turm |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | April 1965 |
| Completion: | 1 May 1968 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vertical cantilever structure |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Television transmission tower VHF/UHF transmitter |
| Material: |
Concrete tower |
| Construction method: |
Climbing formwork |
Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Hamburg-Sankt Pauli, Hamburg, Germany |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 53° 33' 47.22" N 9° 58' 33.20" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| observation deck | diameter | 39.80 m |
| height to platform | 124 m | |
| shaft | diameter at base | 41 m |
| Initial construction | ||
|---|---|---|
| height | 272 m | |
| Heightening | ||
| height | 276.5 m | |
Materials
| shaft |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| platforms |
prestressed concrete
|
| foundation cone |
prestressed concrete
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Heinrich Hertz Tower (German: Heinrich-Hertz-Turm) is a landmark radio telecommunication tower in the city of Hamburg, Germany.
Designed by architect Fritz Trautwein, in co-operation with civil engineers Jörg Schlaich, Rudolf Bergermann and Fritz Leonhardt, the tower was built between 1965–1968 for the former Deutsche Bundespost (German Federal Post and Telecommunications Agency, now Deutsche Telekom's subsidiary Deutsche Funkturm GmbH) near Planten un Blomen park.
With an overall height of 279.2 m (916 ft) it is Hamburg's tallest structure, consisting of a 204 m (670 ft) steel-reinforced concrete lower section topped by a 45 m (148 ft) steel-lattice tower and a three-segmented cylinder of about 30 m (98 ft), which supports various antennas. There are eight concentric platforms stacked one above the other: starting at 128 m (420 ft) with the two-story observation (lower floor) and restaurant (upper floor) platform, served by two high-speed elevators. Above that at 150 m (492 ft) is the operations platform housing the workforce and equipment, and further up six differentially sized, smaller open platforms in same distances, populated with high-gain directional microwave radio relay antennas ("parabolic mirrors"). Number nine was added at 25 m height in July 2005.
Memorial plaqueAfter the observation platform and restaurant were closed due to asbestos decontamination, former stuntman Jochen Schweizer had a bungee jumping base installed. The restaurant will not open again due to new fire escape regulations, and the bungee platform was closed at the end of 2001.
The tower has been home to the VFDB Hamburg section's radio amateur club station "DF0HHT". It also housed a DGPS transmitting station serving the city of Hamburg's Surveying Agency.
The tower is named after the Hamburg-born German physicist Heinrich Hertz. A memorial plaque in his honour on the tower's wall reads: "Heinrich Hertz – Dem Sohn der Stadt Hamburg" ("Heinrich Hertz - Son of the City of Hamburg").
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Heinrich Hertz Tower" and modified on May 11, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Fritz Trautwein (architect)
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Leonhardt und Andrä
- Fritz Leonhardt (designer)
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Leonhardt und Andrä
- Jörg Schlaich (structural engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): The Art of Structural Engineering. The Work of Jörg Schlaich. Edition Axel Menges, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 31-33.
- (1968): Der Hamburger Fernmeldeturm, Entwurf und Berechnung des Tragwerks. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, v. 63, n. 3 (March 1968), pp. 193-203.
- (2004): leicht weit / Light Structures. Jörg Schlaich / Rudolf Bergermann. Prestel Verlag, Munich (Germany), pp. 60-61.
- (1998): Den Wolken Entgegen. 2nd edition, Herbert Utz Verlag, Munich (Germany), pp. 44-45.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000118 - Published on:
11/03/1999 - Last updated on:
20/08/2022
