Bismarckian Column (Lüdenscheid)
The Bismarck Column in Lüdenscheid was one of many so-called Bismarck towers that were built in honor of the former Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898). Bismarck was also awarded the honorary citizenship of Lüdenscheid.
history
The local Bismarckian column was built in 1901 as a viewing tower with a lighting option in a dominant location on a hill at the end of Kaiserallee. It followed the frequently used design "Götterdämmerung" and was 17.5 m high. The official inauguration took place on May 11, 1902. In the case of Bismarck towers, it was common to use local building materials; Grauwacke was used in Lüdenscheid . The Albert Schweitzer School was built around the column by 1957, so that it finally dominated the schoolyard. It was demolished in 1965 because of alleged dilapidation. The surrounding design has been largely preserved in the form of the Kaiserallee, originally oriented towards the column, with four rows of trees and ring-shaped tree plantings on the former memorial site. The stone material from the Bismarck column was ultimately used to design a smaller Bismarck monument in the Loher grove southeast of the city center.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 28.5 ″ N , 7 ° 38 ′ 35.6 ″ E