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Official sources:
Unofficial sources:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braunko...der_Rheinbraun
Building Name: Bagger 288
Native Name:
Other Names:
Address: Tagebau Garzweiler
City: Jüchen
Postal Code: 41363
State/Province: Northrhine-Westfalia
Country: Germany
Official Building Website URL:
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect:
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): World's largest excavator, used for exctracting lignite. Bagger 288 weighs 12840 tons, has a length of 240 metres and a height of 96 metres. It has a scoop wheel with a diametre of 21.6 metres and it can mine 240000 cube metres material per day!
Bagger 288 is not a fix structure. It can move itsself with a velocity of maximum 10 metres per minutes. It is therefore one of the largest structures on land, which can change its position by using built-in engines.
Heights--
PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- antenna:
- spire: 96 metres
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Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built
Construction Dates--
- started: 1978
- finished: 1978
- destroyed:
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Elevator count:
Unit count: 1
Structure Type(s): Other
Building Use(s): Indutrial
Building Style(s):
Building Materials: Steel
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City Name: Jüchen
Native Name:
State/Province: Northrhine-Westfalia
Country: Germany
Population: 22356
Population Source & Year:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCchen (2004)
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