The forest skyscraper where nobody lives: Huge 800ft tower in rural Germany that tests the elevators of the future
Daily MailOn the outskirts of the medieval town of Rottweil in southeast Germany and surrounded by the Black Forest, an 800 ft skyscraper rules the land. Built in 2017 by engineering firm TK Elevator, the tower is home to 12 shafts where next-generation lifts are being tested. It is currently trialling TK Elevator's MULTI system, which uses magnetic levitation, or maglev, to pull elevator cabins horizontally as well as vertically quickly and smoothly. The TK Elevator test tower in Rottwei was built to test elevator systems The tower stands at over 800 ft The structure is currently trialling TK Elevator's MULTI system The building also has a facade designed to minimise vibrations triggered by wind. The tower is found in the middle of the Black Forest in southeast Germany near the town of Rottweil The tower has attracted several tourists due to its viewing platform that gives way to stunning panoramic views of the surrounding forest and the Alps Visitors stand on the visitor platform of the Thyssenkrupp test tower At 800ft, the tower is the highest publicly accessible viewing platform in Germany In addition, each of the cabins in the tower are self-propelled and use a multi-level brake system and transfer power from the shaft to the cabin and back again.
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