Münchner Wochenanzeiger ("Hourglass to climb up - Watch the emergence of Freiham from the viewing platform", 2015-07-21): wochenanzeiger-muenchen.de/aubing-freiham/sanduhr-zum-hochwandern,74846.html "... 5.40 meters ... 70,000 euros ... Incidentally, the tower is to change its location as the construction progresses and at the very end find a permanent place in the landscape park. But he will stay for the next few years."
Hourglass-shaped structure on Wiesentfelser Straße
(07/15/2015) Watching a district grow - from an elevated position: Since Wednesday there has been a lookout tower for visitors in the newly emerging Freiham district of Munich. The hourglass-shaped structure was erected by the municipal department and is located on Wiesentfelser Straße. The lookout tower is not only worth a visit if you are interested in the future - it also provides insights into the past ...
Discover the past, experience the future
Because as part of the construction work for the new district, several - some spectacular - archaeological finds have already been made, such as traces of settlement from the 7th century BC. Chr. At the same time, the portraits of the future are growing on the traces of the past, because after all, the new district in the west of Munich should offer living space for 20,000 people.
Type of construction symbolizes the passage of time
The shape of the tower is therefore deliberately chosen, because as time progresses, the hourglass symbolizes both the past and the future. The people who climb up and down the lookout tower represent the sand. So if you want to get an overview of how past and future come together in Freiham, the new viewing platform gives you the ideal opportunity ...