Oskar von Miller Tower
The Oskar von Miller Tower (named after the civil engineer Oskar von Miller ) is the meteorological measuring tower of the Technical University of Munich in Garching, completed in 2010 . The design for the reinforced concrete structure, which is surrounded by a plexiglass jacket, comes from the Munich architects Deubzer König + Rimmel. The construction work was carried out by Alpine Bau Deutschland AG (insolvent 2013). The Oskar von Miller tower is 52 meters high, 62 meters with the needle and carries the measuring devices at 5, 10, 20, 35 and 50 meters, each aligned in all four directions . 1350 oval light-emitting diodes at the top of the tower show the logo of the Technical University of Munich. Another 3570 LEDs at the height of the fifth ring show current weather data.
The tower is the new landmark of the Garching campus . It replaced the old meteorological mast in the middle of the campus. The cost of the building totaled € 6.1 million.
The collection of the weather data is necessary for the operating license of the research neutron source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz , the successor of the Garching atomic ice .
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Web links
- Press release on the opening
- Article in the German construction magazine
- Video contribution to the construction of the tower
- Picture gallery
- Current weather data from the tower
- Bavarian Supreme Audit Office criticizes cost increases and violation of budget law at Meteomast Garching
Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′ 40.9 ″ N , 11 ° 39 ′ 50.3 ″ E