It is extraordinary, sometimes even unbelievable to think about the achievments and ideas humans were able to bring into and to the world over the past 6.000 years. Many of those ideas changed the world and society, some deserving to be called groundbreaking. The Millennium Tower tells the story of science and technology, from ancient history up until today’s time. It is our history and story – and every chapter within it is worth marveling at.
You will be astonished upon entering the dome-hall. With a hight of 20 meters it is the largest open space inside the tower. In its center the Foucault-Pendulum awaits you. It delivers the most well known prove of earth‘s rotation around its own axis.
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This era is commonly referred to as dark age, suggesting its people’s focuse lay on war and battle, rather than on science and research. Inside the Millenium Tower, this presumption gets disproven. Around the year 1000 A.D. especially the Persian and Arabic world was a center for research and science. But also in Europe noteworthy inventions and discoveries happened.
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With the beginning of the early modern age – also known as renaissance – the pursuit of knowledge and progress are shifting back into focus. Especially philosophers and naturalists like Leonardo da Vinci or Martin Luther shape this time. The persuit of knowledge overcame the dogmas and modes of thought. With this the antiquated opinions of mighty rulers of the church had to be overturned.
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The forth level addresses the early stages of different areas of science, from medicine to physics. A replica of the famous Hevelius-Telescope lets you view the clock of the Magdeburg Cathedral. You can also find a model of the first microscope. Experiments on human perception will make you gasp, for example the „Crooked Room“ lets people shrink and grow infront of your eyes.
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The three smaller secions of 4.1 address electricity, magnetism and astronomy. Also the Theory of Relativity is explained in a way everybody will understand.
Climb up to the fifth level to learn more about current research projects of different scientific institutions in Magdeburg, as well as the Otto-von-Guericke University. Here you can already gather information on things that will define the future. You can reflect on what you have learned during your visit and how far humanity has come up to this point.
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