Berlin Television Tower
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Vertical cantilever structure
|
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Television transmission tower
VHF/UHF transmitter |
| Built: | 1966 - 1969 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Mitte, Berlin-Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe |
|---|---|
| Address: | Alexanderplatz |
| Coordinates: | 52° 31' 15.00" N 13° 24' 34.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height to antenna | 368.03 m | |
| height to restaurant level | 207.53 m | |
| antenna | height | 118 m |
| weight | 245 t | |
| observation deck | height to observation deck | 203.78 m |
| shaft | height | 250 m |
| diameter at base | 32 m |
Materials
| shaft |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| platform |
steel
|
Participants
Architecture
Structural engineering
Contractor
Reconfiguration (1997-1998)
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Fernsehturm Alexanderplatz Berlin (2nd edition), Stadtwandel-Verlag, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 393374332X, 2004
- Rundfunk-Sendeanlagen, vth-Verlag, Baden-Baden (Germany), ISBN 3881806458; pp. 35-37
- Den Wolken Entgegen (2nd edition), Herbert Utz Verlag, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3896759027, 1998; pp. 34-35
- Symbol mit Aussicht, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany)
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000113 |
|---|---|
| Created: | 11/03/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 21/05/2013 |