The Vodafone-Funkturm () is a
tower
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for
mobile phone
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services in
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...
-Vaihingen.
The tower is constructed from three
concrete
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tubes which are assembled together in the form of a tripod. It was built in December 1998 in four days. It has eight platforms for aerials at , , , , , , , and .
The tower is located at Pascal street in Stuttgart-Vaihingen at .
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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Drawings of Vodaphone Tower Stuttgart
Communication towers in Germany
Buildings and structures in Stuttgart
Vodafone buildings and structures
Towers completed in 1998
1998 establishments in Germany
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