General Information
| Other name(s): | Rheinturm |
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| Beginning of works: | 20 January 1979 |
| Completion: | 1 March 1982 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vertical cantilever structure |
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| Function / usage: |
VHF/UHF transmitter Television transmission tower Observation tower Directional radio transmitter |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete tower |
Location
| Location: |
Düsseldorf-Hafen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Next to: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 51° 13' 4" N 6° 45' 42" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height to antenna tip | 1982: 234.20 m 2004: 240.50 m |
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| highest platform at | 174.5 m | |
| height to revolving restaurant | 172 m | |
| foundations | diameter | 34 m |
| piles | length | max. 22 m |
| number | 256 |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 7 500 | |
| reinforcing steel | 1 100 t |
Materials
| tower |
reinforced concrete
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Case Studies and Applied Products
Renovation of the Rhine Tower in Düsseldorf with CFRP reinforcing bars
The Rhine Tower is a prominent landmark in Düsseldorf's Rhine scenery. It stands at the entrance to the Media Harbor between the state parliament and the West German Broadcasting Corporation. Opened in 1982, ... [more]
Chronology
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16 October 2004
— - 17 October 2004 |
A new antenna is added to the existing one. The total height is increased to 240.50 meters. Mounting is done by helicopter. The change had become necessary due to the introduction of digital broadcasting technology (DVB-T) in the Düsseldorf area beginning on 8 November. |
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Notes
A set of lights running between the base and the platform forms the largest digital clock in the world.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Rheinturm (pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯ntʊʁm]) (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 174.5 metres high and houses a revolving restaurant and an observation deck at a height of 170 metres. It is the tallest building in Düsseldorf.
The Rheinturm was inaugurated on 1 December 1981. 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.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Rheinturm" and modified on March 15, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Harald Deilmann (architect)
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Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG
- Dieter Rudat (structural engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Architekten und Ingenieure gestalten ihre Stadt. 100 Jahre Architekten- und Ingenieurverein (AIV). Richter-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany), 1993, pp. 242.
- (2004): Architektur im Medienhafen. brochure, Architektenkammer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf (Germany).
- (2001): Architekturführer Düsseldorf. Dietrich Riemer Verlag, Berlin (Germany), pp. 81.
- (2002): Düsseldorf läßt sich sehen. 2nd edition, Droste, Düsseldorf (Germany), ISBN 9783770011339, pp. 20-23.
- (1980): Fernmeldeturm Düsseldorf. In: Beton-Informationen, n. 5 ( 1980), pp. 46.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000058 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
07/03/2022
