- Florianturm
The Florianturm (Florian Tower, "Florian" for short) is a landmark of
Dortmund (Germany ). It is named after Florian, the patron saint of gardeners.The Florianturm is the
TV tower of Dortmund and was built in1959 as an attraction for a federal horticultural show with a height of 219.6 metres. At the time it was briefly the highest freestanding structure in Germany.The tower was constructed similarly to a high
concrete chimney . It consists of a reinforced concrete tube, which tapers off as it rises, reaching a height of 129.75 metres. At 130.6 metres there is a building part with two floors. On the lower floor there are operation rooms and on the upper floor at 137.54 metres there is arevolving restaurant . At 141.88 metres and 144.7 metres there are two observation decks.On the upper observation deck there are installations and
aerial s of "Deutsche Telekom ". Since1959 it has been used for transmitting television signals.On
September 7 ,2004 , aRussia nhelicopter was used to replace the aerial. Since then, a 50-kilowatt transmitter has transmitteddigital terrestrial television programmes for the Dortmund area.Since September 7th, 2004 the Florianturm has a height of 211.36 metres. making it the fourteenth highest structure in Germany.
From
1996 to1998 the tower was renovated and safety standards were brought up to date.In
2000 a catwalk for bungee-jumping was opened on the upper platform. It was closed in2003 after a fatal accident but has not yet been uninstalled.Data
*architect: Will Schwarz, Dortmund
*construction time: May 1958 – April 1959
*depth of basement: 8.10 m, the lowest part of the substructure is 110.3 m above sea level
*diameter of basement: 25 m
*thickness of basement plate: 2.5 m
*total weight: approx. 7,700 t
*volume of cement: approx. 1,385 t
*total weight of concrete: approx. 3,400 m³
*total weight of steel: approx. 660 t
*stability ratio: 3.5xee also
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List of towers External links
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* [http://www.fernsehturm-dortmund.de Fernsehturm-Dortmund]
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