Olympiaturm - Munich, Germany
N 48° 10.451 E 011° 33.253
32U E 689883 N 5338815
The Olympic tower was built for the Olympic games in 1972, along with the rest of the Olympic Park. At 951 feet high, it is Germany's highest television tower. It offers spectacular views. Definitely worth a visit when you are in Munich.
Waymark Code: WM4APD
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 07/30/2008
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The Olympiaturm in Olympiapark, Munich has an overall height of 291 m and a weight of 52,500 tons. At a height of 190 m there is an observation platform as well as a small rock and roll museum housing various memorabilia. Since its opening in 1968 the tower has registered over 35 million visitors (as of 2004). The tower has one Deutsche Telekom maintenance elevator with a speed of 4 m/s, as well as two visitor lifts with a speed of 7 m/s which have a capacity of about 30 people per car. The travel time is about 30 seconds. The tower is open daily from 09:00 to 24:00 hrs (last elevator up at 23:30).
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