Killesbergturm
Killesbergturm rises inside Killesberg Park in Stuttgart as a forty-metre observation tower with a delicate silhouette. Four decks stand at heights of eight, sixteen, twenty-four, and thirty-one metres. From these platforms, you can look across Stuttgart and the Neckar Valley while walking through the park.
The structure was originally planned for the 1993 World Horticultural Exposition, but delays pushed completion to 2001. The Verschönerungsverein Stuttgart helped realise the project by raising sponsorship funds. A central mast and triangular steel cable net create the tower’s distinctive form, with the net stretched between a circular concrete foundation and a suspended pressure ring.
Two spiral staircases cross the structure, with one serving ascent and the other descent. The cable net supports both staircases, while galvanized cables and double-painted steel protect the construction. Walking routes use the tower as a starting or finishing point, linking its high platforms with Stuttgart’s surrounding paths.
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