Rheinturm

{{Short description|Telecommunications tower in Germany}}

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| name = Rheinturm

| image = Rheinturm - Gesamtansicht vom Medienhafen.jpg

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| caption = {{Lang|de|Rheinturm|italic=no}} and Media Harbour

| location = Düsseldorf

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| location_country = {{flag|Germany}}

| coordinates = {{coord|51|13|04|N|6|45|42|E|region:DE-NW_type:landmark}}

| start_date = 20 January 1979

| completion_date = 1 December 1981{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

| inauguration_date = 1 March 1982{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

| architect = Harald Deilmann

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| altitude = 36.6 metres NHN

| building_type = {{nowrap|Telecommunications tower}}
with restaurant and observation deck

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| structural_system = Reinforced concrete

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| height = {{convert|240.5|m|ft}}

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The {{Lang|de|Rheinturm|italic=no}} ({{IPA|de|ˈʁaɪntʊʁm|pron}}; 'Rhine Tower') is a {{convert|240.5|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} concrete telecommunications tower in Düsseldorf, capital of the federal state (Bundesland) of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Construction commenced in 1979 and finished in 1981. The {{Lang|de|Rheinturm|italic=no}} carries aerials for directional radio, FM and TV transmitters. It stands 172.5 metres (564ft) tall and houses a revolving restaurant and an observation deck at a height of 168 metres (551ft). It is the tallest building in Düsseldorf.{{Citation | title = All brewing up nicely: jet off to Germany for a guaranteed weekend of good cheer | newspaper = The Times | date= 2003-08-09 }}

The {{Lang|de|Rheinturm|italic=no}} was inaugurated on 1 December 1981.Müller, Wegener, Wöstemeyer: Rheinturm Düsseldorf, p. 18 It contains 7,500 cubic metres of concrete and weighs 22,500 tons. Before October 15, 2004, when an aerial antenna for DVB-T was mounted, it was 234.2 metres (768ft) tall. The observation deck is open to the public daily from 10:00 to 23:30.

As a special attraction, a light sculpture on its shaft works as a clock. This sculpture was designed by Horst H. Baumann and is called {{lang|de|Lichtzeitpegel}} (light time level). The light sculpture on the {{Lang|de|Rheinturm|italic=no}} is the largest digital clock in the world.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-09 |title=Fernsehturm in Düsseldorf: Was Sie über den Rheinturm wissen müssen |url=https://www.24rhein.de/duesseldorf/das-hoechste-bauwerk-daten-fakten-und-anekdoten-zum-duesseldorfer-rheinturm-90121155.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.24rhein.de |language=de}} The clock is a 24-hour clock with six sets of lights, two each for the Hour (00 to 24), Minutes (00 to 60), and Seconds (00 to 60), to be read from top to bottom.