Oerlikon tower observation tower
Oerlikon Tower
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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 | ||||||
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Total height : | 35.50 m | ||||||
Viewing platform: | 33.00 m | ||||||
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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.