Elisenturm
The Elisenturm is a 21 meter high observation tower in Wuppertal in a park on the Hardt ridge north of the Wupper .
The tower was named in honor of Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria , known as Elise, the wife of Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia . The textile manufacturer and city councilor Engelbert Eller founded a country estate with a villa , orangery and company building on the Hardt in 1820 . In 1838 he built the tower as an observatory on the foundations of an old windmill from 1812 . From around 1850 it was open to the public as a lookout tower. Eller's widow bequeathed the property to the German Red Cross , which transferred it to the city of Wuppertal in 1907. The park surrounding the tower became part of the Botanical Garden founded in 1890 in 1910 . After the Second World War, the Elisenturm was again used as an observatory by the adult education center, but it became increasingly dilapidated.
After a thorough renovation in the 1960s, the tower is now accessible on guided tours. The domed hall in it serves as an exhibition room and wedding hall.
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Elisenturm
- Entry in the Wuppertal monument list
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 37.9 ″ N , 7 ° 9 ′ 39.2 ″ E