Gasometer Oberhausen

Oberhausen Gasometer
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General information
LocationOberhausen, Germany
Construction started27 February 1927
Completed1929
Inaugurated15 May 1929
Cost1.74 million Reichsmarks
OwnerRuhrkohle AG (1927–1992)
City of Oberhausen (after 1992)
Height117.5 m (385 ft)
Dimensions
Diameter67.6 m (222 ft)
Technical details
Floor area7,000 m2 (75,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Main contractorGutehoffnungshütte (1927-1929)
Deutsche Babcock AG (1993–1994)
Website
http://www.gasometer.de

The Gasometer Oberhausen is a former gas holder in Oberhausen, Germany, which has been converted into an exhibition space. It has hosted several large scale exhibitions, including two by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gasometer is an industrial landmark, and an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage and the Industrial Heritage Trail. It was built in the 1920s, and reconstructed after World War II.