Tempelhof Airport Roof

The mile long hangar roof was to have been laid in bleacher style tiers to form a stadium for spectators at air demonstrations.
Tempelhof airport roof. It was designed to be almost a mile long and to protect passengers from the weather as they. In 2011 the airport was designated by the federal chamber of engineers as an historical symbol of the art of engineering in germany. Eddi was one of the first airports in berlin germany situated in the south central berlin borough of tempelhof schöneberg the airport ceased operating in 2008 amid controversy leaving tegel and schönefeld as the two main airports serving the city with the new berlin brandenburg airport still under. Tempelhof airport ended up surrounded by urban development very.
The roof of the aircraft hangars and check in halls has a length of 1 2 km and a footprint area of 60 000 m.