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General Information

Other name(s): Rheinturm
Beginning of works: 20 January 1979
Completion: 1 March 1982
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
Next to:
  • Rhine River
Part of:
Coordinates: 51° 13' 4" N    6° 45' 42" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height to antenna tip 1982: 234.20 m
2004: 240.50 m
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

Case Studies and Applied Products

Renovation of the Rhine Tower in Düsseldorf with CFRP reinforcing bars

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

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.

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 15 March 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Initial construction (1979-1982)
Owner
Architecture
Structural engineering
Concrete repairs (2010)
Owner
Structural engineering
Material supplier
Concrete repair

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20000058
  • Published on:
    28/10/1998
  • Last updated on:
    07/03/2022
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