Näsinneula tower

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Näsinneula Observation Tower
Näsinneula Observation Tower in October 2005
Information
Location	Tampere, Finland
Coordinates	61°30′18″N 23°44′36″E / 61.505, 23.74333Coordinates: 61°30′18″N 23°44′36″E / 61.505, 23.74333
Status	Complete
Groundbreaking	1970
Constructed	1970 - 1971
Opening	1 May 1971
Use	Observation, communication, restaurant
Height
Antenna/Spire	167.9 m (550.9 ft)
Top floor	124.0 m (406.8 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	2
Elevator count	2
Companies
Architect	Pekka Ilveskoski
References: [1][2]

Näsinneula is an observation tower in Tampere, Finland, overseeing Lake Näsijärvi. It was built in 1970–1971 and was designed by Pekka Ilveskoski. It is the tallest free-standing structure in Finland and the tallest observation tower in the Nordic countries at a height of 168 metres. The tower opened in 1971 and is located in the Särkänniemi leisure centre. There is a revolving restaurant in the tower 124 metres above the ground. One revolution takes 45 minutes. The Design of Näsinneula was inspired by the Space Needle in Seattle. The idea of a rotating restaurant was taken from the Puijo tower in Kuopio.

The base of the tower is about 15 metres higher than the lake Näsijärvi. There are two elevators made by Valmet-Schlieren. The elevators go up to 120 metres, where the cafeteria Pilvilinna ("Cloud Castle") is. The restaurant Näsinneula is on a higher floor.

The elevator ride to the top takes 27 seconds with a maximum speed of 6 m/s (20 ft/s) and the elevators carry a maximum of 15 people. The elevators are still the fastest public elavators in Finland. In the event of a power blackout, the tower's own diesel emergency generator will start. In an emergency people can be evacuated with stairs that have 700 steps.

There are beacon lights at the top, forecasting the weather for the citizens:

three yellows				= clear sky
two yellows and one green				= partially cloudy
one yellow and two greens				= rainy at times
three greens				= rainy

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Näsinneula - tower on the shore of Näsijärvi in Tampere, 21 August 2005	Näsinneula Observation Tower, 16 July 2006	Näsinneula Observation Tower, 27 August 2004	A view of the city of Tampere from Näsinneula, 20 August 2004
Näsijärvi lake seen from the Näsinneula tower in Tampere, 21 August 2005

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[edit] External links

• Restaurant Näsinneula
• Näsinneula – Official site
• Näsinneula Observation Tower in the Structurae database