Bismarck Tower (Coswig)
| Bismarck Tower | |
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-01.jpg) Bismarck tower near Coswig |
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| Data | |
| place |
Coswig (Anhalt) district Hubertusberg |
| architect | Max Bishop |
| Construction year | 1901/1902 |
| height | 15 m height of the platform: 11 m |
| particularities | |
| Fire bowl above the viewing platform | |
The Bismarck Tower , called Hubertus Tower during the GDR era , near Coswig (Anhalt) in the Wittenberg district of Saxony-Anhalt is one of the many Bismarck towers that have survived . It serves as a lookout tower .
Geographical location
The Bismarck tower is at Hubertus Berg ( 141.6 m above sea level. NHN ), a survey of the Höhenzugs Flaming in nature Park Flaming . It is located around 5 km northeast of the Coswig core city in the Hubertusberg residential area .
History and description
The foundation stone for the construction of the Bismarck Tower was laid in 1901 and the opening in 1902. The tower made of sandstone blocks stands on a square floor plan and is 15 m high. A stone staircase leads over six steps to the wooden entrance door on the east side of the tower. Inside there is a metal spiral staircase built in 1988 , with 50 steps reaching the 11 m high viewing platform . A fire bowl is attached to a stone ceiling supported by four Corinthian columns above the platform . Due to construction defects, the tower has been closed since September 22, 2015. The tower is currently (2019) open again on weekends and public holidays (with the exception of Ascension Day).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Bismarck tower Coswig / Anhalt on bismarcktuerme.de
- ↑ Photo of a notice from the city of Coswig (Anhalt) on the entrance door of the tower, on commons.wikimedia.org
Coordinates: 51 ° 54 ′ 35.8 ″ N , 12 ° 31 ′ 1.7 ″ E