Euromast

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The Euromast

The Euromast is a lookout tower in Rotterdam designed by the Dutch architect Huig Maaskant and built from 1958 to 1960 . It was built for the Floriade in 1960. Originally the Euromast was only 101 meters high. Around 5,800 tons of concrete were built into the 30 centimeter thick walls .

In 1970 the Euromast was extended to its current total height of 185 meters by adding a mast (so-called “Space Tower”). A rotating gondola, which is glazed all around ("Euroscoop"), screws itself up to this mast. In clear weather the visibility is up to 30 kilometers. The Euromast is the tallest building in the Netherlands.

At a height of about 100 meters there is a steel construction, the so-called “ crow's nest ”. The panorama restaurant can be visited there, and since 2004 two hotel suites have also been available for overnight stays at this height.

The Euromast is a much-visited tourist attraction in Rotterdam that now offers spectacular activities such as abseiling down the tower or sliding down from a height of 100 meters at a speed of up to 100 km / h. Since 2012 there has been a flight of stairs over 589 steps to the crow's nest at a height of 100 m at the end of each quarter.

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Individual evidence

  1. Hoe hoog is de Euromast. In: Euromast. Retrieved July 25, 2019 (Dutch).

Coordinates: 51 ° 54 '22 "  N , 4 ° 27' 57"  E