TK Elevator Test Tower
Elevator test tower in Rottweil, Germany
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The TK Elevator Test Tower (TK-Elevator-Testturm) is an elevator test tower in Rottweil, Germany. It is owned by TK Elevator, who have their elevator research campus nearby. It stands 246 m (807 ft) tall and was built to test the company's MULTI elevator system. At 232 m (761 ft), the tower contains Germany's tallest observation deck.[1] Completed in 2017, it was then the tallest elevator test tower in the world,[2][3] as well as the second-largest elevator test chamber (next to a former mine shaft used by Kone).[4][5]
Former namesthyssenkrupp Test Tower (2016-2021)
Alternative namesTower of Light
StatusCompleted
TypeConcrete tower
| TK Elevator Test Tower | |
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TK Elevator Testturm | |
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 Interactive map of the TK Elevator Test Tower area | |
| Former names | thyssenkrupp Test Tower (2016-2021) |
| Alternative names | Tower of Light |
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| Status | Completed |
| Type | Concrete tower |
| Location | Rottweil, Germany |
| Coordinates | 48.179119°N 8.62518°E |
| Construction started | 2014 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Owner | TK Elevator |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Observatory | 232 m (761 ft) |
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