The Telemax is a
telecommunications
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...
tower built from 1988 to 1992 in
Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
. 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
Deutsche Telekom AG (; short form often just Telekom, DTAG or DT; stylised as ·T·) is a German telecommunications company that is headquartered in Bonn and is the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue. Deutsche Telekom was ...
.
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 city center. It can be seen from all over this part of the city, and is an obvious landmark. It can be seen from the highway from about away, from the
A 2 near
Lehrte
Lehrte is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km east of Hanover. In the 19th century Lehrte was the most important railway junction in the former Kingdom of Hanover. As of the 21st ...
, for example. The name of the previous radio tower in the city was changed to after this new tower went into service. The tower is illuminated in
magenta, the corporate color of Deutsche Telekom AG, for special occasions, such as the
Hannover Messe
The Hannover Messe (HM; "Hanover Fair") is one of the world's largest trade fairs, dedicated to the topic of industry development. It is organized by Deutsche Messe AG and held on the Hanover Fairground in Hanover, Germany. Typically, there are ...
or
CeBit
CeBIT was the largest and most internationally representative computer expo. The trade fair was held each year on the Hanover fairground, the world's largest fairground, in Hanover, Germany. In its day, it was considered a barometer of cur ...
.
See also
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List of towers
Several extant building fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and are ''self-supporting' ...
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List of masts
References
External links
{{Structurae, id=20000117, title=Telemax
Towers completed in 1992
Communication towers in Germany
Buildings and structures in Hanover
1992 establishments in Germany