The Euromast was built on the occasion of the Floriade, an international exposition on horticulture. The tower is named Euromast. ‘Euro’ because Rotterdam is in the heart of the European market and ‘mast’ because not only Dutch know what the word means but also English, Germans, Swedes, Norwegians and Danes. They also use the word mast. At a height of 32 m Dutch architect Maaskant provided the tower with a replica of a ship’s bridge complete with navigation systems and a chart- room. In this room the public could experience what it means to navigate a sea-vessel. Made of reinforced concrete and 9 m in diameter (inside) it has walls that are 30 cm thick. The foundation consists of 131 concrete piles. On these piles rests a block of reinforced concrete weighing 1,900,000 kilograms and serving as a counterweight to the aboveground construction. The crow’s nest restaurant - weighing 240 tons - was ingeniously hoisted up in five days up to 100 m above ground.
http://www.mimoa.eu/projects/Netherlands/Rotterdam/Euromast
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