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Grand Tower, Frankfurt
Structural engineering

CustomerKarl Gemünden GmbH & Co.
Crane assembly
09/2016 and 11/2016
Picture of the construction progress on the Grand Tower with two WT 420 e.tronic
Picture of the first few floors of the Grand Tower in Frankfurt with two WT 420 e.tronic
Picture of the Grand Tower and two 420 e.tronic the construction work thereof you can watch on webcam
The building
In Europa-Allee 2, Germany's tallest residential tower with a target height of 172 m providing exclusive living space between the banking district, Westend and Europaviertel is being built.

The Grand Tower will house 401 apartments and penthouses from 41 to 300 m² and a 1000 m² large rooftop garden.

The implementation
Two WT 420 e.tronic cranes grow with the building up to a final height of 190 and 203 m. At the current height, one active stay secures each tower, one at 86 m and the other at 84 m. The new tower system allows for significantly higher tower heights with the same number of guying fixtures.

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WT 420 e.tronic

Hook heightcurrent: 171.0 m
final: 203.0 m
Radius40 m
FoundationFoundation anchor
Special featurenew tower system T 100
stay at 86.0 m

WT 420 e.tronic

Hook heightcurrent: 131.0 m
final: 190.0 m
Radius40 m
FoundationFoundation anchor
Special feature
standard tower system S20
stay at 84.0 m
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