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Structure-ID: s0011595
Created on: 15/03/04
Modified on: 23/05/08


Florian Tower

Florianturm
Built in: 1959
Status: in use
Address: Florianstraße / Westfalenpark
Location: Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Florian Tower, Dortmund.
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Structural Type:
Vertical cantilever structure
Function / usage:
Television transmission tower
VHF/UHF transmitter

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Original owner Deutsche Bundespost
Current owner Deutsche Telekom AG

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Dimensions
  height 219.6 m
  height to platform (1) 141 m
  height to platform (2) 144.7 m
  height to revolving restaurant 137.54 m
  height to kitchen level 133.14 m
platform   diameter 14 m
shaft   height 173.45 m

Chronology
1 May 1959
Opening.

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External LinkFernmeldeturm Dortmund German
External LinkNRW-Architekturdatenbank: Fernsehsendeturm, Fernsehturm "Florian" German

Relevant Literature
* Drechsel, Walther   Turmbauwerke, Bauverlag GmbH, Wiesbaden (Germany) , 1966; pp. 297-301.
* LABORIE, Jean   La tour de télévision de Dortmund: 220 m de hauteur, café tournant, plates-formes panoramiques, in "La Technique des Travaux", March 1960, n. 3-4 v. 36 .

 
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