| Fernsehturm Stuttgart | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Telecommunications Observation tower |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Jahnstraße 120 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°45′21″N 9°11′25″E / 48.755757°N 9.190172°E |
| Construction started | 10 January 1954 |
| Completed | 5 February 1956 |
| Renovated | 1965 |
| Cost | 4.2 million DM (1956) ~10 million Euro (2021) |
| Owner | Südwestrundfunk |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 216.61 m (710.7 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Heinle, Wischer and Partner |
| Engineer | Fritz Leonhardt |
| Main contractor | G. Epple Wayss & Freytag |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Fernsehturm Stuttgart (English: Stuttgart TV Tower) is a 216.61 m (710.7 ft) telecommunications tower in Stuttgart, Germany. It was the first telecommunications tower in the world constructed from reinforced concrete, and it is the prototype for many such towers worldwide. Although controversial at first, it quickly became a well known landmark of Stuttgart and a tourist attraction.
- ^ "Fernsehturm Stuttgart". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 109859". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
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- ^ Fernsehturm Stuttgart at Structurae