IN PROGRESS

THE OLYMPIC TOWER, MUNICH, GERMANY

ELEVATOR INSTALATION

Another modernization project, this time in Germany! The Olympic Tower in the Olympic Park, Munich has an overall height of 291 m and a weight of 52,500 tons. At a height of 190 m there is an observation platform as well as an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Tower. Since its opening in 1968, the tower has registered over 43 million visitors (as of 2018). At a height of 182 m there is a revolving restaurant, which seats 230 people. A full revolving takes 53 minutes. The tower also serves as a broadcast tower, and has one Deutsche Telekom maintenance elevator with a speed of 4 m/s, as well as two visitor lifts with a speed of 7 m/s which have a capacity of about 30 people per elevator. Simplex Team will carry out the modernization and installation of all three elevators.

Unit Type Speed Load Stations Height
1 Elevator  7 m/s  2250 kg  7 203,98 m
1 Elevator 7 m/s 2250 kg  4 204 m
1 Elevator  4 m/s  900 kg   12 203,99 m