Olympiaturm

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Olympiaturm
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Location Munich, Germany
Status Complete
Constructed 1968
Height
Antenna/Spire 291 m (955 ft)
Roof 190 m (623 ft)
Top floor 182 m (597 ft)
Technical details
Elevator count 2
A view from the tower's observation platform to the Alps
A view from the tower's observation platform to the Alps
A view from the tower's observation platform of the adjacent Olympic Village.
A view from the tower's observation platform of the adjacent Olympic Village.
Olympiaturm in Winter
Olympiaturm in Winter

The Olympiaturm in Olympiapark, Munich has an overall height of 291 m and a weight of 52,500 tons. At a height of 190 m there is an observation platform as well as a small rock and roll museum housing various memorabilia. Since its opening in 1968 the tower has registered over 35 million visitors (as of 2004). At a height of 182 m there is a revolving restaurant that seats 230 people. A full revolution takes 53 minutes. The tower has one Deutsche Telekom maintenance elevator with a speed of 4 m/s, as well as two visitor lifts with a speed of 7 m/s which have a capacity of about 30 people per car. The travel time is about 30 seconds. The tower is open daily from 09:00 to 24:00 hrs (last elevator up at 23:30).

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Coordinates: 48°10′28″N, 11°33′13″E