Oerlikon tower observation tower

Oerlikon Tower
Basic data
Place:	Zurich Oerlikon
Canton:	Zurich
Country:	Switzerland
Altitude :	439  m
Coordinates: 47 ° 24 '52.8 "  N , 8 ° 32' 20"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred and eighty-three thousand and thirty-two  /  252122
Use:	Observation tower
Accessibility:	Observation tower open to the public
Tower data
Construction time :	2001
Client : Horticulture and Agriculture Office, Civil Engineering and Waste Management Department of the City of Zurich Architect : Klaus Schneider Building material : concrete
Total height :	35.50  m
Viewing platform:	33.00  m
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Oerlikon Tower

The Oerlikon Tower (also known as the Blue Tower) is located in Oerliker Park in the municipality of Zurich in the canton of Zurich .

situation

The concrete tower is 35.50 meters high, the viewing platform is 33 meters high and was inaugurated in 2001. The whole tower is covered with a fine-meshed steel net.

Around a 30 meter high concrete core, which is colored through blue, 203 steps, arranged all around, lead to the first platform. From there, a final spiral staircase (13 steps) leads to the viewing platform. The tower offers a view of the whole of Oerlikon and parts of the surrounding communities.

and display information about the image

360 ° panorama from the Oerlikon observation tower