TALLEST - Building and observation tower in Finland - Tampere, Finland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member marcius
N 61° 30.275 E 023° 44.600
34V E 645985 N 6822064
The tallest building in Finland, Tampere. Height 134,5 meters. With a steel antenna, height 168 meters. It is also the highest observation tower in the Nordic countries which is open to the public.
Waymark Code: WM14NV5
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 08/02/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 16


"Näsinneula is an observation tower in Tampere, Finland, overseeing Lake Näsijärvi. It was built in 1970–1971 and was designed by Pekka Ilveskoski. It is the tallest free-standing building in Finland and at present the tallest observation tower in the Nordic countries at a height of 168 metres (551 ft). The tower opened in 1971 and is located in the Särkänniemi amusement park. There is a revolving restaurant in the tower 124 metres (407 ft) above the ground; one revolution takes 45 minutes. The design of Näsinneula was inspired by the Space Needle in Seattle. The idea of a revolving restaurant was taken from the Puijo Tower, which is located in Kuopio, the city of North Savonia.

The base of the tower is at about 15 metres (49 ft) of elevation from lake Näsijärvi. There are two elevators, made by Valmet-Schlieren. The elevators go up to a height of 120 metres (390 ft), to the Pilvilinna ("Cloud Castle") café. The restaurant (called Näsinneula) is one story higher.

The elevator ride to the top takes 27 seconds with a maximum speed of 6 m/s (20 ft/s) and the elevators carry a maximum of 16 people. The elevators are still the fastest public elevators in Finland. In the event of a blackout, the tower's own diesel emergency generator will start. In an emergency, people can be evacuated with stairs that have 700 steps.

Beacon lights at the top of the tower display a weather forecast:

three yellow bars = clear weather
two yellow and one darkgreen bar = cloudy
one yellow and two darkgreen bars = chance of rain
three darkgreen bars = rainy"

// Wikipedia

Type of documentation of superlative status: Look Website (in finnish)

Location of coordinates: At the base of the building

Web Site: [Web Link]

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