Thick Tower (Niederlauer)

The thick tower in the middle of the sculpture park

The Dicke Turm zu Niederlauer is a watch tower in Niederlauer ( Rhön-Grabfeld district ) near the Franconian Saale, southwest of the village. It belongs to the striking row of waiting towers between the Rhön and the grave field .

construction

The 11.6 m high watchtower is, like most of the other watchtowers in the area, a tower made of field stones. It is accessible with a widening in the upper part. A steel spiral staircase leads to an approximately 10.4 m high viewing platform , which is surrounded by a parapet with battlements.

Art near the tower

Parts of the Berlin Wall have been erected near the tower . There are also works of art by Jimmy Fell, such as a blue glass sculpture that is supposed to commemorate the fallen of the First World War, or two “gates” made of steel or glass with the addition “We are the people”.

Web links

Commons : Dicker Turm (Niederlauer)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dicker Turm (97618 Niederlauer) on warttuerme.de
2. ↑ Niederlauer Hollerbutz in flames. Retrieved September 27, 2010 . 
3. ↑ Manfred Mellenthin: "Then Hollerbutz will get you". Huge fire spectacle by Jimmy Fell around the legendary figure from the Netherlands. In: Rhön and Saalepost. Retrieved August 10, 2014 . 
4. ^ Sculpture "We are the People of New Europe" by Herbert Fell in the Niederlalaur sculpture park Information on the sculpture park, accessed on September 27, 2010

Coordinates: 50 ° 17 ′ 13.83 "  N , 10 ° 10 ′ 0.32"  E