Tours · Düsseldorf · Tower
Rheinturm
Düsseldorf's tallest structure, a slender concrete needle rising over the Rhine, crowned by a revolving restaurant and the largest digital clock on Earth.
About this place
Standing 240 metres above the riverbank, the Rheinturm has been Düsseldorf's defining landmark since 1981. Designed by architect Harald Deilmann and built as a telecommunications tower, its smooth reinforced-concrete shaft carries radio and television signals across North Rhine-Westphalia while offering visitors a sweeping observation deck and a slowly rotating restaurant near its summit. Yet its most poetic feature is hidden in plain sight: a row of round portholes running up the shaft that the light artist Horst Baumann turned into a giant decimal clock, glowing after dark and recognised by Guinness as the world's largest timepiece. Rising beside the Rhine and the futuristic Media Harbour, the tower makes a fitting climax to any tour of the city.
Key facts
- 240.5 meters — The height of Düsseldorf's tallest building, topped by a broadcasting antenna added in 2004
- 1981 year — The tower was inaugurated in December after roughly two years of construction
- 62 portholes — Round windows line the shaft, 39 of which form the world's largest digital clock
📍 Rheinwerft 30, 40213, Düsseldorf