Näsinneula (; ) is an

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 ...

Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

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, overseeing Lake

Näsijärvi Näsijärvi () is a lake above sea level, in the Pirkanmaa region of southern Finland. Näsijärvi is the biggest lake in the Tampere area at in size. The city of Tampere was built along the Tammerkoski rapids, through which the lake drains int ...

. It was built in 1970–1971 and was designed by Pekka Ilveskoski. It is the tallest free-standing structure in Finland and at present the tallest observation tower in the

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at a height of . The tower opened in 1971 and is located in the

Särkänniemi Särkänniemi (; 'Cape of Sandbank') is an amusement park in Tampere, Finland, located in the district by the same name. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, Doghill Fairytale Farm, an art museum and an observation tower Näsinneul ...

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. There is a

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in the tower above the ground; one revolution takes 45 minutes. The design of Näsinneula was inspired by the

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. The idea of a revolving restaurant was taken from the

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, which is located in

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, the city of

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. The base of the tower is at about of elevation from lake Näsijärvi. There are two elevators, which were changed to new Kone elevators in 2020. Before the update the elevators were manufactured by Valmet-Schliren. The elevators go up to a height of , to the Pilvilinna ("Cloud Castle") café. The restaurant (called Näsinneula) is one story higher. The elevator ride to the top takes 27 seconds with a maximum speed of and the elevators carry a maximum of 16 people. The elevators are still the fastest public elevators in

. In the event of a blackout, the tower's own diesel emergency generator will start. In an emergency, people can be evacuated with stairs that have 700 steps.

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lights at the top of the tower display a

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File:Näsinnäula.JPG, Näsinneula – tower on the shore of Näsijärvi in Tampere, 21 August 2005 File:Näsinneula view 11.jpg, A view of the city of Tampere from Näsinneula, September 2020 File:Schnittzeichnung Näsinneula.png, Drawing of the tower top File:Näsijärvi.JPG, Näsijärvi lake seen from the Näsinneula tower in Tampere, 21 August 2005 File:Näsinneula from Lentävänniemi.jpg, Näsinneula as seen from

Lentävänniemi Lentävänniemi () is a district in the western part of Tampere on the shores of Lake Näsijärvi in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It belongs to the northwestern part of the city and borders the Niemi and Niemenranta borders on the southwest. There are j ...

across Näsijärvi.

Hotel Torni Hotel Torni () is a historical hotel located in Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland, and a part of the Sokos Hotels hotel chain. When opened in 1931, it became the tallest building in Finland, a position it maintained until the completion of the new Nes ...

is visible in the background. File:Snowy Tampere from Näsinneula.jpg, A winter view of northern Tampere and Näsijärvi lake from the tower File:Restaurant Näsinneula.jpg, Restaurant Näsinneula

References

External links

Restaurant Näsinneula

Näsinneula – Official site
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