The cupola
Since May 2011 the roof of the Haus der Wissenschaft is decorated with a glass cupola.
The eight-ton heavy construction out of steel and glass was lifted onto the roof of the 42-metres high house in one piece. The segmented steel-beam construction was designed by O.M. Architects and has the shape of an ellipsoid.
The cupola took the place of the former observatory from 1937.
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The steel-beam construction was arranged on the patio’s ground. The cupola’s diameter amounts to 5.5 meter. The crown height accounts for 5 meters.
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Due to the heavy weight and the height, a 130-ton heavy crane that can raise up to 200 tons and has a pan radius of 30 meters, was needed to ‘crown’ the building.