It weighs 18 tonnes, is 10 metres in diameter, rotates twice a minute and shines with the help of 681 high-voltage fluorescent tubes. Together with the star, the Europa Center reaches a height of 103 metres. The defect in the 4.5 tonne rotary drive in 2006 was repaired with the help of a Russian heavy-lift helicopter from 25-27 April 2007 when the motor was replaced. (Picture credits: imago/ Schöning)