The Fernsehturm Stuttgart (TV Tower Stuttgart) is the world's first TV tower built from concrete (and prototype for many towers of that kind all over the world). Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 600,000 as of May 2005. ... Fernsehturm (TV tower) in Berlin, Germany A television tower or TV tower is tower equipped with antennas for broadcasting FM radio and television signals. ... This article is about the construction material. ...

Fernsehturm Stuttgart

It is located on the so-called "Hohen Bopser" hill in the Stuttgart district of Degerloch. After a construction period of 20 months it was taken into service on February 5, 1956, by Süddeutscher Rundfunk (today: Südwestrundfunk – SWR). The tower broadcasts several FM radio stations as well as Germany's ARD TV network. Although the tower was controversial at first, it quickly became a well-known landmark of Stuttgart and a tourist attraction. From the two observation decks there is a beautiful view of Stuttgart, from the forests and vinyards in and around Stuttgart to the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. On clear days, even the Swiss Alps can be seen. Download high resolution version (480x640, 101 KB)Stuttgart TV Tower - photo from German Wikipedia (Muskelprozz) see De:Bild:Fernsehturm_Stuttgart. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 101 KB)Stuttgart TV Tower - photo from German Wikipedia (Muskelprozz) see De:Bild:Fernsehturm_Stuttgart. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Südwestrundfunk (SWR) is a public broadcasting company for the southwest of Germany belonging to the ARD group. ... For the legal term denoting a ruling or law of great import, see landmark case For the former Las Vegas hotel and casino, see the Landmark Tower. ... A view on the Swabian Alb with its typical hills and a juniper meadow The Albtrauf which forms the western border of the Swabian Alb The Swabian Alb (German: Schwäbische Alb) is a middle mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... A map of Germany, showing the Black Forest in red. ...

• Architect: Professor Dr. Ing. Fritz Leonhardt
• Geographical Coordinates: 48° 45′ 24″ N 9° 11′ 29″ E
• Altitude: Foot of the tower 483 m above sea level
• Overall height up to the antenna point: 216.8 meters
• Height of the upper prospect platform: 153.5 meters
• Height of the lower prospect platform: 150 meters
• Diameter of the foundation: 27 meters
• Total weight of the tower: approximately 3000 tons
• Weight of the foundation: approximately 1500 tons
• Driving speed of the elevators: 4 m per second
• Panorama Café on a platform of the tower basket
• Maximum diameter of the tower basket: 15 meters

The tower can be reached by the Stuttgart public transport system (see Stuttgart external links) and is open for visitors from 9:00 until 23:00. This article is about the artistic term Panorama. ... Coffeehouse in Damascus A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 600,000 as of May 2005. ...

Due to renovation works at the facade, the tower is not accessible to the public until mid of November 2005!

History

• 10 January 1954: Start of construction
• 5 February 1956: Inauguration
• October 1965 until December 1965: Extension of antenna, hence today the tower is 216.8 meters tall.

Other Transmission Towers in Stuttgart (not accessible to public)

• Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf (height: 192.4 m)
• Tripod of Stuttgart-Vaihingen (height: 98.6 m)
• Funkturm Stuttgart (height: 93 m)
• Directional Radio Tower Stuttgart-Möhringen (height: 93 m)
• Technoturm (height: 47 m)

Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf on the left and Funkturm Stuttgart on the right The Stuttgarter Fernmeldeturm (Stuttgart Telecommunication Tower)is a reinforced concrete tower for radio relay, UKW and TV transmitting services tower at Stuttgart-Frauenkopf ( Geographical coordinates: 48° 45 53 N, 9° 12 26 E). ... The Tripod of Stuttgart-Vaihingen is a 98. ... Fernmeldeturm Frauenkopf on the left and Funkturm Stuttgart on the right Funkturm Stuttgart is a reinforced concrete transmitting tower, built in 1966 on the Raichberg of Stuttgart ( Geographical coordinates: 48° 46′ 27″ N 9° 13′ 23″ E). ... The Directional Radio Tower Stuttgart-Möhringen is a 93 metre high lattice steel tower for directional radio services of the EnBW AG on the area of the substation Stuttgart-Möhringen at 48° 43′ 35″ N 9° 08′ 00″ E. The Directional Radio Tower Stuttgart-Möhringen was built... Technoturm The so-called Technoturm is a futuristic looking tower belonging to the Deutsche Telekom AG at Stuttgart-Burgholzhof. ...

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External links

• TV tower Stuttgart
• http://www.structurae.de/de/structures/data/str00071.php

Literature

• TV tower Stuttgart, TV tower operating GmbH, Stuttgart, 1991
• Professor Dr.-Ingenieur Walther Drechsel, tower structures, Wiesbaden, Berlin, 1967
• Schlaich, Joerg and Matthias Schueller civil engineering leader Baden-Wuerttemberg, building publishing house, Berlin (Germany), 1999; Page 486-488.