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1. The Mercedes-Benz Museum: A heritage for the future
2. Timescale: Key dates
3. Facts & figures: Key details of the Mercedes-Benz Museum
4. Architecture: A design masterpiece
5. Exhibits: Innovative concept for an impressive heritage
6. Materials: Man-made leather and parquet for orientation
7. Technology: From lighting to the audio guide
8. A family museum: Perfect for children and young people
9. Stuttgart & surroundings: Art and cuisine highly recommended
10. Travel directions: The quickest way to Untertürkheim
Facts and figures: Key details of the Mercedes-Benz Museum
- Architects: UN studio van Berkel & Bos, Amsterdam
- Museum designer: Prof. HG Merz, Stuttgart
- Building height: 47.5 metres
- Interior space: 210,000 cubic metres
- Ground area: 4800 square metres
- Levels: 9
- Total weight: 110,000 tonnes
- Number of triangular window panes: 1800 (each one unique)
- Length of the electrical and data cables laid within the concrete structure: 630 kilometres (equivalent to the distance between Stuttgart and Amsterdam)
- Heating pipes within the concrete: 100 kilometres
- Volume of heating water: 33,000 litres
- Number of lights in the building: 12,000
- Weight of the media ring in the Legend room"Worldwide Mobility": 14 tonnes
- Number of plans in structural phase: 35,000
- Number of new plans on some days: 250
- Number of companies and engineering consultancies involved: 230
- Total display area: 16,500 square metres
- Legend room: 9100 square metres
- Collection room: 5300 square metres
- Fascinating Technology: 1300 square metres
- Club: 700 square metres
- Total number of exhibits: 1500
- Vehicle exhibits: 160 (80 cars, 40 comm. vehicles, 40 racing and record-breaking vehicles
- Boats: 1
- Aircraft: 2
- Rail vehicles: 3
- Engines: 19
- Distance covered by visitors to the Museum: Around 1.5 to a max. of around 5 kilometres
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