Belt tower
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Gurten observation tower
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| Basic data | ||||
| Place: | Koeniz | |||
| Canton: | Bern | |||
| Country: | Switzerland | |||
| Altitude : | 857 m | |||
| Coordinates: 46 ° 55 '11.2 " N , 7 ° 26' 13.8" E ; CH1903: 599889 / one hundred ninety-six thousand five hundred twenty-one | ||||
| Use: | Observation tower | |||
| Accessibility: | Observation tower open to the public | |||
| Tower data | ||||
| Construction time : | 2000 | |||
| Total height : | 25.5 m | |||
| Viewing platform: | 22 m | |||
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The belt tower is located on the mountain of the same name in the municipality of Köniz in the canton of Bern .
situation
The wooden tower was built in 2000 and is 25.5 meters high. 121 steps lead to the viewing platform at a height of 22 meters.
The platform offers a view over Bern to the Bernese Alps .
With the Gurtenbahn you can walk to the observation tower from the terminus in about five minutes.
Stairs
Viewing platform
