The bridge over the Great Belt
The crossing of the Great Belt consists of the 6,611 m long West Bridge from Sprogø to Fünen, which was completed in 1994, and the 6,790 m long East Bridge from Zealand…
ICE - long distance railway station
The long distance railway station in Frankfurt/Main, which was built by Wayss & Freytag in a joint venture for Deutsche Bahn AG, with approx. 20,000…
A new "pillar" in Langen near Frankfurt
Reinforced concrete sleepers can already be found in Monier’s patent specification of 1880. However, economically efficient solutions did not appear until…
On the "Hoher Bopser" in Degerloch
In only 20 months the worldwide first television tower was built by Wayss & Freytag in Stuttgart. The tower situated on Hoher Bopser in Degerloch was built…
The "Atomic egg" in Garching
The topping-out ceremony for the research reactor in Garching, the construction of which was started by Wayss & Freytag AG in 1956, was celebrated on January 12,…
The Thyssen-tower block dominates the town
The Thyssen-tower block, also called „Drei-Scheiben-Haus“ (Three Slice Building) in Düsseldorf, which was designed by the group of architects HPP (Hentrich,…
Quality, safety and cost reduction
Since 1963, besides the climbing formwork for chimney construction, Wayss & Freytag has also been using a newly developed slip form, first only for cylindrical…
The first fully mechanized shield machine drills through Munich
In the years 1966 and 1967, the North-South-Line (Line 6) of the Munich underground railway was built in a joint venture under the…
The Olivetti building in Frankfurt
One of the most striking buildings built by Wayss & Freytag AG with their own slip form department was the administrative building of „Olivetti GmbH“ in…
Tradition of chimney construction
The long tradition of chimney construction at Wayss & Freytag has its origin in 1911. However, until 1929 the chimneys were built with moulded bricks up to a…
