- Euromast
The Euromast is a
tower inRotterdam constructed between 1958 and 1960, designed by H.A. Maaskant. It was specially built for the 1960Floriade . It is aconcrete building with an internal diameter of m to ft|9|precision=0 and a wall thickness of 30 centimetres (1 ft). For stability it is built on a concrete block of 1,900,000 kilograms (4,190,000 lb) so that the centre of gravity is below ground. It has a "crow's nest" observation platform m to ft|96|precision=0 above-ground and a restaurant. Originally m to ft|101|precision=0 in height it was the tallest building in Rotterdam. It lost this position for a while, but regained it when the "Space Tower" was added to the top of the building in 1970, giving an additional m to ft|85|precision=0. Euromast is a member of theWorld Federation of Great Towers .ee also
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List of towers
*World Federation of Great Towers External links
* http://www.euromast.nl/english/index.html
* [http://www.ict4us.com/markant/googlemaps-euromast.htm Aerial photo (Google Maps)]
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