Bismarck Tower (Mülheim an der Ruhr)
The Bismarck Tower in Mülheim an der Ruhr stands on the Kahlenberg with a view over the Ruhr . It is dedicated to the memory of the Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck , who was venerated for the founding of the Empire in 1871. It is 27.5 m high.
history
Like other cities, Mülheim was to get a Bismarckian column, but the money collected was not enough. It was not until the Mülheim ophthalmologist Johann Hermann Leonhard and his wife Margarete Stinnes made the necessary funds available from the Leonhard Stinnes Foundation they founded . Her nephew, Gerhard Küchen , chose the location on the Kahlenberg and supervised the construction work. The lookout tower was designed by Carl Linnemann, the Mülheim building officer.
Construction began in 1908; The inauguration took place on April 1, 1909, Bismarck's birthday. As a result, the observation tower could be climbed for a fee. It also served as a venue for patriotic celebrations. A flak post was stationed on the tower during the Second World War . British soldiers used it as a transmission tower until 1956 .
When it was about to be demolished in the 1970s for a high-rise building, 94% of the Mülheim population wanted the Bismarck Tower to be preserved in a reader survey by a Mülheim newspaper. Since 1998 it has been open to visitors again on a regular basis. In 2018 the tower was closed to the public because it was in disrepair.
The Mülheim sculptor Jochen Leyendecker had set up his studio in the basement of the Bismarck tower until the tower was closed. Changing exhibitions made the Bismarck Tower a place of culture with a special ambience. Jochen Leyendecker has been working in the Heiligenhaus district of Mettmann ever since .
Ruhr sandstone was used as the building material , except for the door and window frames, corner blocks and the cornice (Niedermendiger basalt lava).
location
Bismarckstraße 22, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Arrival by public transport: Tram 104 from the city center to Wasserstraße or playground
See also
literature
- Kai Rawe: The Bismarck Tower. In: Geschichtsverein Mülheim an der Ruhr (ed.): Witnesses of the city's history. Architectural monuments and historical places in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Klartext, Essen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89861-784-0 , pp. 154-162.
Web links
- City of Mülheim an der Ruhr - Bismarck Tower
- Bismarck Tower Mülheim / Ruhr at Infoportal Bismarck Towers
- At the
- A video with the view from the Bismarck Tower Mülheim an der Ruhr
Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 49.4 " N , 6 ° 52 ′ 50.2" E