Gauss Tower


The Gauss Tower is a reinforced concrete observation tower on the summit of the Hoher [Hagen (Dransfeld)|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.

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
  • *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