Big teepee
The Big Tipi in Dortmund's Fredenbaumpark is 35 meters high, around 25 meters in diameter and has a floor space of over 360 square meters and is the largest “ Indian tent ” in the world.
The concept and idea come from the scenographer Michael Wienand from the agency bild-werk , who designed this temporary exhibition hall for the appearance of the children and youth platform EXPO 2000 at the Expo 2000 in Hanover . Under the leadership of the German Federal Youth Association , the majority of the German youth organizations offered a program in changing time slots during Expo 2000 in 2000. So found u. a. the Children's Summit 2000 took place in the Big Tipi. The structural and technical implementation is based on the plans of the Dortmund architects Schröder Schulte-Ladbeck .
During the expo, a high ropes course was installed in the Big Tipi above the action area . In addition to a comparatively small number of full-time organizers, the more than 2.7 million visitors to the tipi were looked after by a large number of volunteer young people from the member organizations.
The tent was acquired by the city of Dortmund after the expo and is now used as a climbing and event center for educational youth work. The Big Tipi has been supplemented by numerous other event structures since 2007. Since autumn 2010 it has been closed until further notice due to lack of stability (wood rot etc.). Various renovation concepts were developed. In July 2011, the architects Schröder Schulte-Ladbeck presented an alternative renovation concept to reduce the estimated costs.
Coordinates: 51 ° 32 ′ 15.8 ″ N , 7 ° 27 ′ 10.6 ″ E
