Heinrich-Hertz-Tower

The Heinrich Hertz Tower is a landmark radio telecommunication tower in the city of Hamburg, Germany.

Designed by architect Fritz Trautwein, in co-operation with civil engineers Jörg Schlaich, Rudolf Bergermann and Fritz Leonhardt, the tower was built between 1965–1968 for the former Deutsche Bundespost near Planten un Blomen park.

With an overall height of 279.2 m it is Hamburg's tallest structure, consisting of a 204 m steel-reinforced concrete lower section topped by a 45 m steel-lattice tower and a three-segmented cylinder of about 30 m, which supports various antennas. There are eight concentric platforms stacked one above the other: starting at 128 m with the two-story observation and revolving restaurant platform, served by two high-speed elevators.