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03-01-2008, 08:44 PM
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Official sources:
Unofficial sources: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulleklenkes

Building Name: Mulleklenkes
Native Name:
Other Names: Fernmeldeturm Aachen
Address: Karlshöhe
City: Aachen
Postal Code:
State/Province: Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country: Germany
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): Remarkable Telecommunication tower of reinforced concrete, important
TV broadcasting site

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna: 133 metres
- spire:
- roof:
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1984
- finished: 1984
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 1

Structure Type(s): Tower
Building Use(s): Communication
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Steel, concrete
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Official sources:
Unofficial sources: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserturm_Belvedere

Building Name: Wasserturm Belvedere
Native Name:
Other Names: Drehturm Aachen
Address: Belvedereallee 5
City: Aachen
Postal Code: 52070
State/Province: Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country: Germany
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect: Dr. Wilhelm K. Fischer
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): Water tower with revolving restaurant, well-known sight of Aachen.

Tower is since 1988 not any more used as water tower. In 1990 it got state as protected monument.
Revolving restaurant of tower was closed between beginning of 1990ies and 2005.

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna:
- spire: 35 metres ( estimated)
- roof: 32.75 metres
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1955
- finished: 1958
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count: 1

Structure Type(s): Water tower
Building Use(s): Mechanical, observation
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Steel, concrete
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M.K.
03-01-2008, 09:54 PM
More adition info for the Structure 2:

The Water Tower Belvedere is located on the Lousberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lousberg&action=edit) hill 45m higher than city. It was built in 1956. The water tower Belvedere accommodates a revolving restaurant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolving_restaurant), which revolves once every 56 minutes since 1970. It has one elevator to all storeys avoiding the 173 steps stairscase. The terrace diameter is 21 m, and without it 18,5 m.
Since 1990 is the restaurant as Technical Monument with typical 50ies elements to Aachen city. The Water compartment was in 1980 empty at righthand the Buchenallee, with its 45m Niveau above city, with constant pression of 4,5 bar before as water tower mechanical use. In 1988 was again as water tower complete reopened.

Use: also Restaurant.
Style: Romanesque.
Materials: also Brick. :tup:

M.K.
03-07-2008, 03:32 PM
Done!. Next time try to find out also the Cubic Meters the previous water compartment. Thanks. Please as usual the wonderful diagrams. Many Thanks. Here u are:

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=72570

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=72571

:tup:



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