Europaturm

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Europaturm is a prominent telecommunications tower and one of the tallest structures in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, known for its distinctive modernist design.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
observation tower
telecommunications tower
alsoKnownAs Fernmeldeturm Frankfurt
Ginnheimer Spargel
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
citySkylineRole dominant feature of Frankfurt skyline
completionDate 1979
constructionStartDate 1974
country Germany
currentPublicAccess no regular public access
formerUse public observation deck
hasAntennaSpire yes
hasBaseDiameter approximately 59 metres
hasBroadcastingRange covers large parts of Hesse
hasCircularStructure yes
hasConstructionMethod slipform construction
hasCoordinates approximately 50.129°N 8.638°E
hasFunction radio broadcasting
telecommunications
television broadcasting
hasLighting aircraft warning lights
hasObservationDeck yes
hasObservationDeckHeight approximately 227 metres
hasPostalCodeArea Frankfurt am Main 60431
hasRevolvingRestaurant formerly
height 1107 feet
337.5 metres
isAmongTallestStructuresIn Frankfurt am Main
Germany
isTouristAttraction yes (externally)
locatedIn Frankfurt am Main
city of Frankfurt am Main
district of Bockenheim
state of Hesse
locatedOn German Central Uplands region
materialUsed reinforced concrete
namedAfter Europe
nicknameLanguage Ginnheimer Spargel is German
openingDate 1979
operator Deutsche Funkturm
surface form: Deutsche Funkturm GmbH
owner Deutsche Funkturm
surface form: Deutsche Funkturm GmbH
partOf Deutsche Telekom infrastructure network
region Rhine-Main metropolitan region
towerType freestanding tower
usedFor FM radio transmission
digital television transmission
microwave communication

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Frankfurt am Main hasLandmark Europaturm