Cologne Tower
| Cologne Tower | |
|---|---|
| KölnTurm | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Im MediaPark 8 Neustadt-Nord, Cologne, Germany |
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| Construction started | June 1999 |
| Completed | November 2001 |
| Opening | 2001 |
| Owner | Infrared Capital Partners |
| Height | |
| Roof | 148.5 m (487 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 2 below ground |
| Floor area | 285,000 sq ft (26,500 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Ateliers Jean Nouvel Kohl und Kohl Architekten |
| Engineer | Grontmij BGS Ingenieursozietät |
| Main contractor | HOCHTIEF |
| Website | |
| http://www.koelnturm.de/en/ | |
| References | |
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Cologne Tower (German: KölnTurm) is a 44-storey, 148.5 m (487 ft) (165.48 m (542.9 ft) including antenna) office skyscraper in the Köln-Neustadt-Nord district of Cologne, Germany. Construction of the tower lasted from June 1999 to November 2001, and it is the second tallest building in the city (after the Cathedral), the second-tallest in North Rhine-Westphalia (after Post Tower in Bonn), and the twelfth tallest in Germany.
Because of the tower's location near Cologne's MediaPark, it is home to several media sector companies.[5]
The observation deck and restaurant, located on the 30th floor, were opened to the public in June 2006.
Architecture
The reinforced concrete building was built in cooperation between the architectural firm Kohl & Kohl and the Parisian architect Jean Nouvel. It contains a suspended centre core and the edge between floors to Pendelstützen. The floor plan of the tower is divided into three areas, with an 18-metre (59 ft) mast to the upper end.
The glass facade of the building was designed with reflected light in mind. Pictures of the Cologne Cathedral and the skyline of Cologne's Old Town were applied to the glass via screen-printing. Depending on light exposure, different combinations of these images appear on the building.
Transmitter
From the antenna on top of the tower, three FM frequencies are broadcast mainly for the northern districts of Cologne: 98.6 MHz/0.4 kW WDR 2 Regionalfenster Cologne, 87.6 MHz/0.3 kW WDR Eins Live, and 89.9 MHz/0.03 kW Germany Kultur. Despite the low power levels, the height of the antenna allows all frequencies to transmit to the northern suburbs. In 2002, the Cologne Tower replaced the former FM transmitter site on the nearby Hansahochaus on Hansaring.
See also
References
- ↑ Cologne Tower at CTBUH Skyscraper Database
- ↑ Cologne Tower at Emporis
- ↑ Cologne Tower at SkyscraperPage
- ↑ Cologne Tower at StructuraeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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