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.
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
See also List of towers
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