Telemax (tower)
The Telemax is a telecommunications tower built from 1988 to 1992 in Hanover. It was designed by Hans U. Boeckler and is high. The tower stands on a base building, which brings its overall height to . The tower is the fifth-tallest telecommunications tower in Germany. The owner and operator of the site is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Description Originally a substantially slimmer round tower was planned. However, when the plans were submitted for approval, the inscription ''Model Hamburg'' was allegedly still written on the plan. It was decided that only a ''Model Hanover'' was appropriate for the state capital and thus the planning of the telecommunication tower had to begin again. There is no observation deck on the Telemax. The building is of architectural interest due to its square surfaces. In 1997, Boeckler received cement-steel prize german: Die Kunst des Bewehrens for the tower's truss structure. The Telemax is in the city's district, which is about from the ...
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