Temple of the Night Hawk, Enclosed roller coaster in Phantasialand, Brühl, Germany

Temple of the Night Hawk is an enclosed roller coaster at Phantasialand in Brühl, housed in a hall supplied by Vekoma and assembled by the Dutch firm Daelmans. The building holds 120,000 cubic metres and rests on 180 concrete pillars reaching up to twelve metres deep; 980 tonnes of steel went into the structure. The track runs about 1,300 metres, and four trains of seven cars each can operate at once.

This attraction opened in April 1988 under the name Space Center and presented a futuristic space theme at that time. A thematic redesign took place in 2001 with a renaming to adjust the appearance to match developments in neighboring themed areas.

The name suggests a nocturnal adventure through an artificial temple landscape where riders move in near darkness. The ride combines speed with an opaque environment where only occasional illuminated figures and scenes emerge from the shadows.

The ride lasts approximately four minutes and passes through several lift sections located in complete darkness. Visitors sensitive to abrupt directional changes or rides without visual reference points should consider this beforehand.

The hall holding the ride encloses 120,000 cubic metres and stands on 180 concrete pillars sunk up to twelve metres deep; 980 tonnes of steel went into it. Four trains of seven cars each can run at once, and fans nicknamed the coaster Temple of the Lift Hill for its three chain lifts.