Koeltoren Amercentrale

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Building Request Form

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Official sources: http://www.skyscrapercity.info/100.php?id=4&bid=3891
Unofficial sources: http://www.wijnbergh.nl/da/fotopagina/energie/images/prevs/amer0326.jpg

Building Name: Koeltoren Amercentrale
Native Name: cooling tower Amercentrale
Other Names:
Address: Amerweg
City: Geertruidenberg
Postal Code: 4931
State/Province: Noord-Brabant
Country: Netherlands
Official Building Website URL: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amercentrale
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect: J.A.G. van der Steur
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): The central was many times in the headlines because of Greenpeace-activists that self at the cooling tower fixed federations as protest against coal- burned energy.

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna:
- spire:
- roof: 130 meter
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started:
- finished: 1952
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count:

Structure Type(s): industrial
Building Use(s): chimney
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Concrete
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Building Request Form

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Official sources: http://www.skyscrapercity.info/100.php?id=4&bid=3892
Unofficial sources: http://www.planet.nl/upload_mm/0/8/0/1973031704_1999998436_amercentrale337x253anp.jpg

Building Name: Fabriek Amercentrale
Native Name: factory Amercentrale
Other Names:
Address: Amerweg
City: Geertruidenberg
Postal Code: 4931
State/Province: Noord-Brabant
Country: Netherlands
Official Building Website URL: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amercentrale
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect: J.A.G. van der Steur
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): The central produce energy for the South part of the Netherlands, and it furnishes rest heat at the glass garden-companies. There was also a huge accident in September 2003 (http://www.zero-meridean.nl/i_amer_280903.html ) during cleaning-work the scaffolding collapse and 5 of the 8 employees died.

Heights--

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna:
- spire:
- roof: 85 meter
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started:
- finished: 1952
- destroyed:


Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count:

Structure Type(s): industrial
Building Use(s): chimney
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Concrete
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