Euromast
Sign in to saveEuromast is an observation tower in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by Hugh Maaskant constructed between 1958 and 1960. It was specially built for the 1960 Floriade, and is a listed monument since 2010. The tower is a concrete structure with an internal diameter of and a wall thickness of . For stability it is built on a concrete block of so that the centre of gravity is below ground. It has a "crow's nest" observation platform above ground and a restaurant. Originally in height it was the tallest building in Rotterdam. It lost this position to the high-rise of Erasmus MC () which was complet
Key facts
- Building.name
- Euromast
- Building.image
- Rotterdam euromast.jpg
- Building.location
- Parkhaven 20 Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Building.completion_date
- 1958-1960
- Building.renovation_date
- 1970
- Building.building_type
- Observation towerHotel
- Building.architectural_style
- Modernism
- Building.elevator_count
- 2
- Building.architect
- Maaskant, van Dommelen, Kroos en Senf
- Building.engineer
- A. J. van Neste R. Swart (engineer)
- Building.main_contractor
- Aanneming Maatschappij J.P. van Eesteren
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Euromast, Rotterdam, H. Maaskant | Architectuurgids
Euromast, Rotterdam, H. Maaskant - Architectuurgids op Architectuur.ORG
architectuur.org →De Euromast bestaat uit een 107 meter hoge betonnen schacht met een diameter van 9 meter. Bovenin is er een restaurant, 2 hotelkamers en een uitzichtplatform. Het stalen kraaiennest voor deze functies op 85 meter hoogte werd op de grond opgebouwd en in 131 uur langs de schacht omhoog getakeld. De scheepsbrug op 32 meter hoogte is buiten gebruik. De toren werd ter gelegenheid van Floriade gebouwd, naast Het Park waar wereldtuinbouwtentoonstelling plaats vond. Door de steeds hogere bebouwing in het centrum van Rotterdam werd de toren minder interessant voor bezoekers. Om de Euromast aantrekkelijk te houden werd in 1970 de stalen Space Tower toegevoegd die bezoekers in een om de mast draaiende cabine tot 185 meter hoogte brengt.
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Euromast is an observation tower in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by Hugh Maaskant constructed between 1958 and 1960. It was specially built for the 1960 Floriade, and is a listed monument since 2010. The tower is a concrete structure with an internal diameter of and a wall thickness of . For stability it is built on a concrete block of so that the centre of gravity is below ground. It has a "crow's nest" observation platform above ground and a restaurant. Originally in height it was the tallest building in Rotterdam. It lost this position to the high-rise of Erasmus MC () which was completed in 1968, but regained it when the Space Tower was added to the top of the building in 1970, giving an additional . Euromast was the highest building of the Netherlands, but was surpassed by De Zalmhaven, also in Rotterdam, in 2021. It is also a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. In 2008, 2009 and 2019, the tower hosted an extreme sports event which featured BASE jumping. left|thumb|View from the Euromast in 2012, with the Erasmus Bridge on the left left|thumb|Aerial view at the Euromast in 2015, with the Kop van Zuid and [[Katendrecht neighbourhoods in the background]]
==See also== List of towers Floriade 1960
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Euromast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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