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der Turmdrehkran (-e or -kräne)  rotating tower crane
der Turmkran (-e or -kräne)  tower crane

Der fahrbare Turmdrehkran wurde 1949 von dem deutschen Bauunternehmer Hans Liebherr erfunden.
The mobile rotating tower crane was invented in 1949 by the German construction company owner Hans Liebherr.

Related: der Kranich crane (bird); turmhoch (adj) towering, lofty; (adv) head and shoulders above

Note: Dr. Hans Liebherr (1915-1993) founded the Liebherr construction machinery firm in 1949, with his tower crane invention as its main product. Today the family-owned Liebherr International AG holding company is headquartered in Switzerland and run by two of Hans' children, billionaires Isolde and Willi Liebherr. The Liebherr group now has over 100 companies around the world employing more than 22,000 people. Today Hans Liebherr's tower cranes are a common sight at construction projects around the world.
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