Central tower (Königs Wusterhausen)
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Central tower (Königs Wusterhausen)
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| Basic data | ||||
| Place: | King Wusterhausen | |||
| Country: | Brandenburg | |||
| Country: | Germany | |||
| Altitude : | 62 m above sea level NHN | |||
| Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′ 14.6 " N , 13 ° 36 ′ 39.8" E | ||||
| Use: | Broadcasting station | |||
| Demolition : | November 13, 1972 | |||
| Tower data | ||||
| Construction time : | 1924-1925 | |||
| Operating time: | 1925-1972 | |||
| Total height : | 243 m | |||
| Total mass : | 700 t | |||
| Data on the transmission system | ||||
| Waveband : | AM station | |||
| Radio : | MW broadcasting | |||
| Shutdown : | November 13, 1972 | |||
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The central tower of the transmitter in Königs Wusterhausen was a 243 meter high, free-standing steel lattice tower with a triangular cross-section on the Funkerberg in Königs Wusterhausen, isolated from the ground . It was built between 1924 and 1925 and was used to brace wire antennas. It was originally supposed to be raised to a height of 283 meters by adding a shortwave antenna, but this was not allowed to be erected because the Versailles Peace Treaty had banned the use of shortwave lengths by German broadcasters. At the time it was built, the central tower was the tallest building in Germany.
history
The transmission tower stood on three individual iron supports, each 60 m apart, which were connected to a transverse frame at 30 m above ground level. Then came the actual towering transmitter mast, which should even tower over the Eiffel Tower with its supports . The free-standing steel lattice tower had a tube in the center in which a vertical ladder was attached. A lift was installed inside the steel lattice structure that could bring the technicians up to a platform at a height of 230 m. From there the antennas lead to six guyed masts 210 meters high. In a contemporary presentation it is euphoric: "... this masterpiece of German wireless engineering will contribute to the extraordinary promotion of wireless traffic within Germany and with mainland Europe."
Although the engineers and builders had taken the wind pressure on the tower into account in the planning, the central tower depicted on the coat of arms of Königs Wusterhausen, which was nicknamed the fat one , did not withstand hurricane Quimburga . The tower, weighing around 700 tons , collapsed on November 13, 1972. It was completely dismantled and scrapped.
