The Gauss Tower is a reinforced
concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bound together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. It is the second-most-used substance (after water), the most–widely used building material, and the most-manufactur ...
observation tower
An observation tower is a tower used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, and woo ...
on the summit of the
Hoher Hagen in
Dransfeld,
Germany
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. The tower can be reached directly by car. A restaurant with a panoramic view is located inside the tower.
The tower is named for
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (; ; ; 30 April 177723 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist, who contributed to many fields in mathematics and science. He was director of the Göttingen Observatory and ...
, who made the large triangle from the Hohen Hagen break into Inselsberg a basis of his
survey of
Hanover
Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...
.
Data
*Construction period: 11 months
*Completion: September 1964
*Viewing platform: 528 m over NN
*Tower height: 51 m
*Foundation: 6 m deep, with a diameter of 13 m.
*Diameter of tower shaft: 5 m
**1st platform: 18 m (at a value of 14,5 m)
**Top platform: 13 m
*Elevator capacity: Maximum 8 persons
*Travel time: 55 seconds
*Emergency stairway: 225 steps, leading from the viewing platform to the entrance and/or the cellar
See also
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List of towers
The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at . Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower), oil platforms, electricity ...
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Observation towers in Lower Saxony