A cooling tower, especially for condensing of vaporous media and for cooling liquid media, which is provided with air inlet means in the lower zone of the cooling tower mantle and is also provided with air discharge means in the upper portion of the cooling tower mantle. The cooling tower comprises a plurality of heat exchanging components arranged radially over the cross section of the cooling tower above the air inlet means to form circular rings of components. The height of the rings decreases in the radial direction from the outer periphery of the cooling to the center thereof, and the heat exchanging components are respectively in the form of roof-type structures having a gas impermeable guide wall for the cooling air and a heat exchange wall to be contacted by the cooling air.

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