Black Mountain Tower

Basic data

Place:

Canberra

Territory:

Australian Capital Territory

Country:

Australia

Altitude :

796 m

Coordinates: 35 ° 16 ′ 32 " S , 149 ° 5 ′ 52.2" E

Use:

TV tower , restaurant, observation tower

Tower data

Building material :

Steel , concrete

Total height :

195.2 m

Data on the transmission system

Further data

Floor space:

343 m²

Opening:

May 15, 1980

Viewing platforms:

62 m and 66.1 m (open),
54 m (restaurant)

Concrete volume:

630 m³

Steel weight:

335 t

Height antenna:

63.1 m

Position map

Black Mountain Tower

The Black Mountain Tower (formerly: Telstra Tower ) is a television tower in the Australian capital Canberra and one of the city's most famous landmarks. The 195-meter-high tower on Black Mountain was named after the telecommunications company Telstra and was completed in 1980. In addition to various telecommunications equipment, it also houses a visitor area; this includes a viewing platform, a revolving restaurant , a café, a museum for telecommunications technology and a souvenir shop. The tower stands on a three-story podium.

Data

foundation
- Outside diameter: 20.9 m
- Inner diameter: 7.2 m
- Depth: 3.28 m
- Steel reinforcement: 112 t
- Concrete volume: 630 m³
Tower shaft
- Diameter at the base of the tower: 20.9 m
- Diameter at the highest point: 3.9 m
- Wall thickness: 0.65 m
- Steel reinforcement: 335 t
- Concrete volume: 1930 m³
- Shaft height: 132.3 m
Steel antenna
- Antenna element: 90 t
- Height: 63.1 m
Podium
- Two floors, each 59.7 x 40.0 m ² Surface area
- Lobby: 10.3 m in diameter

The three-storey tower cage has a diameter of 27.89 m, its total volume is 8,446.43 m³. Apart from the level accessible to public visitors, the tower has three lower operating floors (30.5 to 42.7 m) each with a diameter of 27.56. The volume is 12,690.49 m³

and display information about the image

View from Black Mountain Tower on Canberra

Web links

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