Stadtwerketurm

The Stadtwerke Tower is a 200 meter high chimney of Stadtwerke Duisburg AG in Duisburg, on the edge of downtown in Dellviertel district. It consists of four pipes which are not concealed in contrast to other chimneys inside a reinforced concrete or similar construction, but in the open. Three of these tubes are used for the discharge of flue gases of the cogeneration plant high field, the fourth includes a lift. The 1966/67, built Stadtwerke tower is a striking building in Duisburg and is considered one of the landmarks of the city.

Since November 1999, the public utility tower is illuminated with the nightfall with green spotlights. Thus, this tower at night is far beyond the city limits of time visible.

In the vicinity of the Stadtwerke tower, especially in the volcano road, is the red light district of Duisburg.

Between June 30 and July 24, 2005, the tower lit using light bands and large emitters in the colors of the World Games ( Blue, Red, Yellow and Green). For Bundesliga rise of MSV Duisburg in the season 2004/ 05 and 2006/07, lit up the tower for several weeks in the club colors white and blue.

The end of 2012 was Unit II of forty year old heating plant high-field closed down because it would be the more stringent pollution control regulations in force from 2013, no longer met and modernization at a cost of 8 million euros, according to operators not economical. As part of the decommissioning of the power plant and the Stadtwerke tower to be dismantled, but this project is currently being discussed because of Stadtwerke tower was declared a national monument for the time being.