Henninger Turm

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Structure in general

Usage

Facts

• The tower used to be open to the public.
• Above the restaurant is an open observation deck.
• Features a revolving restaurant and observation deck atop a silo filled with hops.
• There are 731 steps from ground to the top of the tower.
• Ground space is 441 square meters. Total weight of the building is 28,000 tons.
• Henninger Turm was opened on 18th May 1961.
• Silo storage capacity is 16,000 tons of barley.
• Plans to demolish the tower and replace it with a new one were abandoned.
• Height above river Main is 144 meters (470 feet).
• Located on a hill south of the Main River, overlooking downtown Frankfurt.
• The revolving restaurant turns once every 34 minutes, in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above.