Germany - The Television Tower Stuttgart. Archetype and symbol of modern mass communication

The nominated property is the Stuttgart television tower, including the buildings at the base of the tower. The television tower stands in the Degerloch district of the state capital of Baden-Württemberg, above the Stuttgart valley. Measurements taken when constructing an efficient transmission network for the new medium of television at the beginning of the 1950s identified the Bopser mountain as a favourable location. Given the uneven topography of Stuttgart and its surroundings, an antenna height of around 200 metres was required. The property nominated for inscription takes in all the grounds of the television tower as well as a part of Jahn Street with a unique view of the complete tower. The tower itself includes the underground foundations, the single-storey entrance/base building with its restaurant, the shaft of the tower, the tower cage with its upper and lower viewing platforms, the technical floor and restaurant, and the antenna. The upper viewing platform is located at a height of 150 m, and the top of the antenna reaches a height of just under 217 m.