Silo tower
Grain silo Schapfenmühle in Ulm
A silo tower is a silo designed as a tower . It is used as a warehouse for bulk goods , especially grain . Silo towers are usually up to 25 meters high, but silo towers with heights of over 100 meters have also been built.
Well-known silo towers are:
| Name / designation | city | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henninger Tower | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | 120 meters (until demolition) |
| Swissmill silo | Zurich | Switzerland | 118 m |
| Grain silo of the Schapfenmühle | Ulm | Germany | 116 m |
| Silo tower Basel | Basel | Switzerland | 52 m |
| Silo tower Brühl | Brühl near Cologne | Germany | 50 m |