Where is world's tallest gasometer?

Alpha · #1 Posted **Feb 14, 2008, 12:47 AM**

Where is world's tallest gasometer?

My suggestion: Oberhausen gasometer ( http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasometer_Oberhausen ) 117 metres tall with 67 metres diametre, but not in use as gasometer today.

MolsonExport · #2 Posted **Feb 14, 2008, 5:23 PM**

I've been up late nights wondering the very same thing.

Austinlee · #3 Posted **Feb 15, 2008, 1:47 AM**

My great grand-pappy devoted his whole life to finding it... And died a broken man.

BrandonJXN · #4 Posted **Feb 15, 2008, 2:08 AM**

^

theWatusi · #5 Posted **Feb 15, 2008, 4:03 PM**

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but not in use as gasometer today.

well then it's not really a gasometer, is it?

CGII · #6 Posted **Feb 16, 2008, 5:30 AM**

There were two pretty tall ones in Brooklyn that got imploded a few years back...

Trantor · #7 Posted **Feb 19, 2008, 12:48 PM**

how about that one to the left of the downtown? Its 117 meters tall.

photo by Gutooo

Trantor · #8 Posted **Feb 19, 2008, 1:02 PM**

sorry, the above is not a gasometer. My mistake comes from the fact its called "Usina do Gasometro", but in reality, its a thermoeletric powerplant (now deactivated) that got its popular name because it was next to a gasometer, which was demolished.

shit, i never knew that. I researched now, after I saw the pictures posted above of other gasometers and noticed that it was something completely different.

staff · #9 Posted **Feb 20, 2008, 12:54 AM**

Not the tallest, but certainly the most awesome gasometers are found in Vienna.

And I'm off to Vienna photographing them next week. Can't wait!

olga · #10 Posted **Feb 20, 2008, 4:22 PM**

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And I'm off to Vienna photographing them next week. Can't wait!

And I can't wait to see your pics! Those gasometers and the redevelopment they've made there is amazing.

theWatusi · #11 Posted **Feb 20, 2008, 8:25 PM**

why are they called gasometers? wouldn't "tank" be easier?