Florianturm, Television and observation tower in Westfalenpark, Dortmund, Germany.
The Florianturm is a 208.56-meter reinforced concrete tower in Westfalenpark, Dortmund. Its shaft tapers to 129.75 meters, where a two-storey pod holds operation rooms and a revolving restaurant at 137.54 meters, with observation decks at 141.88 and 144.7 meters. A white band encircles the shaft below the dark, window-ringed pod and red-and-white mast.
Built in 1959 for the Federal Garden Exhibition, the tower briefly became the tallest structure in Germany upon completion. It served as an analog transmission mast until 2004, when operations switched to digital television broadcasting.
The tower is named after Saint Florian, the patron saint of gardeners, not firefighters. Its revolving restaurant, opened in 1959, was the first of its kind worldwide and turns three times per hour. Since November 2025 the restaurant has operated again as "Turm137" with a bar.
Elevators inside the shaft provide access to the viewing platforms, though waiting times can extend on weekends and public holidays. Entry requires passing through Westfalenpark first, so visitors need to enter the park grounds before reaching the tower base.
A former rotating restaurant at 137 meters (449 feet) once completed a full turn in roughly one hour during operation. Between 2000 and 2003, a bungee jumping platform allowed thrill-seekers to leap from over 100 meters (328 feet) above the park.
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