Gauss Tower

The Gauss Tower is a reinforced concrete observation tower on the summit of the Hoher Hagen in Dransfeld, Germany. The tower can be reached directly by car. A restaurant with a panoramic view is located inside the tower.

The tower is named for Carl Friedrich Gauss, who made the large triangle from the Hohen Hagen break into Inselsberg a basis of his survey of Hanover.

From 1909 to 1963, there had already been a Gaussturm nearby. It broke when a quarry was expanded too far in the 1950s.

Data

 * Construction period: 11 months
 * Completion: September 1964
 * Viewing platform: 528 m over NN
 * Tower height: 51 m
 * Foundation: 6 m deep, with a diameter of 13 m.
 * Diameter of tower shaft: 5 m
 * 1st platform: 18 m (at a value of 14,5 m)
 * Top platform: 13 m
 * Elevator capacity: Maximum 8 persons
 * Travel time: 55 seconds
 * Emergency stairway: 225 steps, leading from the viewing platform to the entrance and/or the cellar