- Rheinturm Düsseldorf
The Rheinturm Düsseldorf is a 240.5 metre high concrete telecommunication tower in
Düsseldorf ,Germany , capital of the federal state ("Bundesland") ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia . It was built from 1979 until 1981. The Rheinturm carries aerials for directional radio, FM and TV transmitters. It stands 174.5 meters, houses arevolving restaurant and an observation deck, at a height of 170 meters. It is the tallest building in Düsseldorf1.The Rheinturm was inaugurated on
December 1 ,1981 . It contains of 7,500 cubic meters ofconcrete and weighs 22,500 tons. BeforeOctober 15 ,2004 , when an aerial antenna forDVB-T was mounted, it was 234.2 meters high.As a special attraction, there is a light sculpture on its shaft, which works as a clock. This sculpture was designed by
Horst H. Baumann and is called " _de. Lichtzeitpegel" (light time level). The light sculpture on the Rheinturm is the biggestdigital clock in the world.ee also
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1. "All brewing up nicely: jet off to Germany for a guaranteed weekend of good cheer" in The Times (London). August 9, 2003.
External links
* [http://www.fotoausflug.de/en-germany-duesseldorf-rhinetower.html 360° interactive panorama]
* [http://www.behind-the-web.com/index.html View this clock in action(Javascript)]
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