Gasometer Oberhausen
The Gasometer Oberhausen is a former gas holder in Oberhausen, Germany, which has been converted into an exhibition space. It has hosted several large scale exhibitions, including two by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Gasometer is an industrial landmark, and an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage and the Industrial Heritage Trail. It was built in the 1920s, and reconstructed after World War II.
Oberhausen Gasometer | |
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oberhausen, Germany |
| Construction started | 27 February 1927 |
| Completed | 1929 |
| Inaugurated | 15 May 1929 |
| Cost | 1.74 million Reichsmarks |
| Owner | Ruhrkohle AG (1927–1992) City of Oberhausen (after 1992) |
| Height | 117.5 m (385 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 67.6 m (222 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 7,000 m2 (75,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Gutehoffnungshütte (1927-1929) Deutsche Babcock AG (1993–1994) |
| Website | |
| http://www.gasometer.de | |
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