Orientierungstafel Fernsehturm - Stuttgart, BW, Germany
N 48° 45.345 E 009° 11.416
32U E 513984 N 5400321
There's a orientation table on the viewing platform of the so-called 'Fernsehturm' the TV-tower, which is located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Waymark Code: WMT6CC
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 10/03/2016
Views: 6
There's a orientation table on the viewing platform of the so-called 'Fernsehturm' the TV-tower, which is located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
In a height of 153.5 m (504 ft) at the upper observation deck you have a 360° panoramic view. The upper observation deck and so-called 'Kinderplattform' (children platform) is accessible over a spiral staircase and has been designed three meters above the lower platform. It's significantly smaller but provides for an unobstructed view over the parapet. Due to the exposed position and the height of the tower there is a beautiful view of Stuttgart, from the forests and vineyards in and around Stuttgart and with good weather conditions in addition the view to the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest.
The tower's construction was controversial – critics opposed the new building method and its costs; a simple 200-meter antenna array would have cost just 200,000 DM. Construction began on 10 January 1954 and continued for 20 months. This made it the first telecom tower in the world built with reinforced concrete. The construction cost was 4.2 million DM. Revenues from visitors reached that sum within five years. The tower was placed in service on 5 February 1956 by Süddeutscher Rundfunk (today Südwestrundfunk – SWR). The tower reached its current height of 216.61 m (710.7 ft) after the antenna was extended from October 1965 to December 1965.
source: [DE] Wikipedia