Ernst Agnes Tower
The Ernst-Agnes-Turm is a 30 meter high observation tower in steel framework construction, completed in 1893, on the Pfefferberg in Schmölln in East Thuringia .
location
The Ernst-Agnes-Turm is located about one kilometer west of the Schmölln train station , on the slope edge above the northern, orographic left bank of the Sprotte . Federal road 7 runs along the river bank below the tower . The observation tower is also a stage destination on the Thuringia Trail from Altenburg to Creuzburg .
construction
In addition to its significance in the history of the city, the tower is also a testimony to the development of steel construction technology, it is now a technical monument and has two viewing platforms 18 and 30 meters high. 172 steps lead to the second platform.
history
The observation tower was built by the Schmöllner Maschinenfabrik Paul Sylbe on behalf of the Schmöllner Beautification Association for 6,000 gold marks based on the model of the Paris Eiffel Tower . It was inaugurated on April 28, 1893, on the occasion of the fortieth wedding anniversary of the Saxon-Altenburg ducal couple Ernst I and Agnes von Anhalt-Dessau , and presented to the public.
In the years 1961 to 1963, reconstruction work was carried out by the Schellenberg company and the Piehler Brothers' art locksmith's shop from Schmölln. From 1963 to 1993 the tower was used by the former Deutsche Post as a television converter . Radio systems were dismantled as early as 1992. Until it reopened for its 100-year inauguration on April 28, 1993, the tower was renovated and the adjacent area redesigned. On this day it was handed over to Schmölln eV , then Mayor of Schmölln, Herbert Köhler .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 47 " N , 12 ° 20 ′ 33" E