Foundation for a wind turbine

A foundation for a wind turbine comprising;

• a first and a second portion consisting at least in part of prefabricated reinforced concrete elements;
• wherein
• the first portion is arranged above the second portion;
• the first portion is a first pedestal element to support a tower of the wind turbine, the first portion having a closed, sleeve-shaped form, comprising at least one ring element of circular or polygonal form;
• the second portion comprises at least two horizontal elements in contact with the ground, wherein the horizontal elements each comprise a second pedestal element section forming a second pedestal element, wherein;
• the first pedestal element and the sections of the second pedestal element comprise substantially vertical apertures, which are assembled flush with one another and in which vertical bracing elements are disposed;
• and
• the first pedestal element and the sections of the second pedestal element of the at least two horizontal elements are preloaded with each other by the vertical bracing elements, whereby the preloaded combination of the pedestal elements and the vertical bracing elements dissipate loads of the wind turbine, wherein the at least one ring element of the first pedestal element is composed of at least two segments, and in a connecting region, the segments at least one of taper in height or width of the segments.