Colonius Tower - Köln, Germany
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tofixe
N 50° 56.823 E 006° 55.915
32U E 354724 N 5645973
In the tallest structure of Köln, there is this revolving restaurant
Waymark Code: WM1899F
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 06/22/2023
Views: 8
The telecommunications tower was built in 1981 by the Bavarian construction company Dyckerhoff & Widmann. At the time, the Colonius was Germany’s sixth-tallest communications tower, with a height of over 253 meters. Its height was later increased to 266 meters (873 ft.) with the addition of a tall radio antenna at the top of the spire.
The concrete and steel tower is located northwest of the inner city, at the green belt (Innerer Grüngürtel) that surrounds the historic center of Cologne.
The nine-meter-high tower basket contains transmission mechanisms for analogue and digital radio, as well as digital television.
Until 1999, the Colonius was open to visitors who could take an elevator to the observation deck and revolving restaurant, situated at a height of 166 meters. The views stretch far over Cologne, and on clear days one could see as far as Bonn and Düsseldorf.
The restaurant is no longer open to public
Weekday Hours: From: 8:00 AM To: 10:00 PM
Weekend Hours: From: 8:00 AM To: 10:00 PM
Physical Address:
Innere Kanalstraße 100
Köln, NordRhein Germany
51149
Web Address: [Web Link]
Cuisine Served: German
Elevation (m): 166.00
Revolution time (min): 2.00
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the restaruant, and record the exact coordinates where the picture was taken.
If you can, take some photos with the view from the restaurant too!