General Information
| Name in local language: | Funkturm Messegelände |
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| Beginning of works: | 1924 |
| Completion: | 3 September 1926 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Steel truss tower (free standing) |
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| Function / usage: |
Communications mast or tower Observation tower |
| Material: |
Steel tower or mast |
Location
| Location: |
Berlin-Westend, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany |
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| Address: | Messedamm |
| Replaces: |
Hilfssendemast Berlin-Witzleben (1924)
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| Coordinates: | 52° 30' 18" N 13° 16' 41" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height to antenna tip | 150 m | |
| highest platform at | 126 m | |
| weight | 600 t | |
| height to open-air deck | 121.492 m | |
| dimensions at base | 18.5 m x 18.5 m | |
| shaft height | 129.292 m | |
| height to restaurant level | 51.652 m | |
| height to kitchen level | 48.122 m | |
| foundation slab | width | 24.5 m |
Materials
| tower |
steel
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Chronology
| 1987 | Completely renovated for the 750th anniversary of the city of Berlin. |
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- 65 Jahre Funkturm. Ein Wahrzeichen geht nicht in den Ruhestand. brochure, Messe Berlin GmbH, Berlin (Germany), 1991.
- (2001): Architekturführer Berlin. 6th edition, Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3496012115, pp. 178.
- Rundfunk-Sendeanlagen. Funktürme, Masten und Antennen. vth-Verlag, Baden-Baden (Germany), pp. 22-26.
- (1997): Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen. 3rd edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 219.
- Wie man ein Wahrzeichen wird. Verlag A. und E. Freud, Berlin (Germany), 1976.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000339 - Published on:
21/08/1999 - Last updated on:
10/05/2024
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