| Architect |
Zaha Hadid |
| Date Built |
Official
Opening September 14, 2002 |
| Location |
Bergiselweg 3 |
| Description |
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Rising
like an alien craft from the "War of
the Worlds", the Bergisel tower
dominates the valley occupied by the
city of Innsbruck.
 The 50 metre high
ski-jumping tower was designed by
the architect Zaha Hadid.
   At the top of the tower is the panorama restaurant known as "Bergisel Sky."   The 98 metre long
inrun that flows down from the top of
the tower is supported by a static
support beam known as a "fish belly"
    At the bottom of the hill there is a bowl-shaped arena with a spectator capacity of 28,000      The tower is
accessed by way of a small funicular
railway. The track can be seen
on the left of the image above.
     To one side is the judges' tower.   On the other side is the Media Tower.   On the terrace
above the spectator arena are the
Olympic rings, Olympic cauldron and
plaques bearing the names of Olympic
medalists.
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Bergisel,
Innsbruck, Austria
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