The skyscrapers where nobody lives
CNN — At the eastern edge of Germany’s Black Forest, just outside the medieval town of Rottweil, a peculiar structure — a skyscraper where nobody lives — dominates the land.
It’s called TK Elevator Testturm, and at a height of 807 feet, it’s among the country’s tallest buildings.
However, as the conspicuous absence of windows reveals, this high-rise isn’t filled with empty offices or luxury condos. The tower’s main purpose is hidden in its core: 12 shafts used to test the latest elevator models.
The TK Elevator Testturm is among Germany's tallest buildings.
An aerial view of the Hitachi H1 tower, one of the world's tallest elevator
test towers, on January 16, 2020 in Guangzhou, China.
test towers, on January 16, 2020 in Guangzhou, China.
Not a tower, but a mine: Kone’s high-rise elevator testing facility in Tytyri,
Finland, reaches a depth of 1,150 feet.
Finland, reaches a depth of 1,150 feet.
One of TK Elevator's test towers in Atlanta, Georgia.
Wow! How wild. Who knew? Thanks for this!
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