Rheinturm, Television tower in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The Rheinturm is a 240.5-metre concrete television tower beside the Rhine in Düsseldorf. Its plain cylindrical shaft rises to a wider, bowl-shaped concrete observation deck with small dark circular openings, topped by an overhanging ring of glass panes in dark metal frames. A narrow white mast with a red tip rises above the drum.
Construction of the Rheinturm began on 20 January 1979 using a climbing formwork system normally employed for cooling towers, the only television tower built this way. The architect Harald Deilmann won the 1977 competition with a chalice-shaped pod. The tower was handed over on 1 December 1981 and opened to the public on 1 March 1982.
The tower features a light sculpture clock on its facade, displaying the time through illuminated patterns that make it visible throughout the city.
The observation deck is open daily from 10:00 to 23:30. The tower stands directly on the Rhine next to the Rheinkniebrücke, at the southern edge of the city centre, so it can be reached on foot from the Altstadt along the riverbank. Visitors enter at the low base and ride up to the deck at 168 metres.
The QOMO restaurant at 172.5 meters (565 feet) completes one full rotation every 72 minutes, giving diners a complete view during their meal. A light sculpture on the shaft displays the time through glowing patterns visible across much of the city.
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