Overview
- Deutsche Funkturm says the design planning is complete, clearing the way to file the formal grant application by year’s end.
- Permitting for public operations is slated to start next year, and Dresden’s mayor called a 2030 reopening conceivable.
- An operator has been identified, with a consortium of Avantgarde, DDV Mediengruppe and Dresden Information proposing a mixed‑reality visitor experience using ultrathin LED window films.
- The tower has been closed to visitors since 1991 and remains a technical site, requiring new approvals and infrastructure upgrades, including resolving cables in one elevator shaft.
- City plans to manage access include expanding a nearby lot to 66 spaces and exploring a Park‑and‑Ride at Rossendorfer Schleife linked to Bus 61, as residents and Greens voice traffic concerns and capacity is capped at 199 visitors at once.