List of observation towers in Brandenburg
The list of observation towers in Brandenburg contains structures that have viewing options that are accessible to the public. It includes observation towers , television towers and water towers , high-rise buildings , church towers , stationary rides and other observation platforms - including former towers (etc.). The lists do not include traveling panoramic rides.
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Note: The table columns can be sorted using the symbols in the column headings. In the initial view, the towers are sorted by total height (descending), if the height is the same, by name of the structure (ascending).
Existing structures
Name of the structure |
place | construction year |
Total height ( m ) |
Platform form- height (m) |
up train |
Building type | Remarks | |
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Boiler house Black Pump power plant |
Black pump location |
1997 | 161 | 161 | Yes | Industrial building | accessible by appointment and on special occasions |
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Oderturm |
Frankfurt (Oder) location |
1991 | 89 | 84 | No | steel construction | Office tower (25th floors) with a café on the 24th floor |
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Conveyor bridge F60 |
Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf location |
1991 | 80 | 75 | No | steel construction | Former conveyor bridge with viewing platform, accessible during opening times |
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St. Nikolai viewing platform (Potsdam) |
Potsdam location |
19th century | 77 | 42 | No | Steeple dome | since 2009 with a viewing platform around the drum |
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Tower of the Marienkirche Wittstock |
Wittstock / Dosse location |
13th century | 68 | No | Steeple | Viewing platform in the lower lantern |
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Kirchmöser water tower |
Kirchmöser location |
1916 | 65 | No | Steel skeleton with brick cladding | disused water tower |
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Teichland observation tower |
Neuendorf (Teichland) location |
2010 | 57 | 47 | No | Reinforced concrete with PTFE-coated fiberglass | Lookout tower in the Teichland Adventure Park, on the dump above the Jänschwalde power plant and the future Cottbus Baltic Sea , accessible for a fee |
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Wietkiekenberg observation tower |
Ferch (Schwielowsee) location |
2012 | 55 | 22nd | No | Transmission tower (reinforced concrete) | Tower on a hill in the forest above the Schwielowsee BOS radio tower ; 2015 Expansion to a lookout tower with a covered platform, freely accessible |
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Church tower of St. Nikolai's upper church |
Cottbus location |
15th century | 55 | No | Steeple |
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Town hall tower Wittenberge |
Wittenberge location |
1914 | 51 | 37.5 | No | Town hall tower | all-round viewing gallery |
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Finow water tower |
Finow location |
1918 | 48.6 | 44 | Yes | Water tower (bricked) | with exhibitions in the tower; formerly called the Hindenburg Tower |
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Wiesenburg castle keep |
Wiesenburg / Mark location |
13th century | 48 | No | brick tower | all-round covered viewing gallery |
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Assembly boom |
Eberswalde location |
1918 | 48 | 30th | No | crane | Former assembly crane with a viewing platform, part of the Eberswalde family garden, open in the summer months |
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Flatow Tower |
Potsdam location |
1856 | 46 | No | brick tower | Location in the Babelsberg Park, all-round viewing gallery |
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Blumenthal observation tower |
Blumenthal (Heiligengrabe) location |
2004 | 44.65 | 36.4 | No | Wooden tower | freely accessible |
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Götzer Berg observation tower |
Götz location |
2012 | 42.15 | 27 | No | steel construction | freely accessible |
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Beelitz-Heilstätten observation tower treetop path |
Beelitz-Heilstätten location |
2015 | 40.5 |
28.8 21.6 14.4 7.2 |
36 Yes | steel construction | Ascent to the Beelitz-Heilstätten treetop path . Seasonal operation, entrance fee, e.g. T. handicapped accessible |
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Rauener Berge observation tower |
Rough location |
2011 | 39.7 | 36.6 | No | steel construction | Tower on a hill covered |
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Peitz fortress tower |
Peitz location |
1560 | 36 | 35 | No | Fortress tower | The tower (with viewing platform) is the only remaining part of the Peitz Fortress, which dates back to the 16th century |
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Felixsee observation tower |
Bohsdorf location |
2004 | 36 |
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30 7.5 4.5No | Wood / steel construction | Tower freely accessible on the hill |
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Hook Mountain Victory Column |
Hakenberg (municipality of Fehrbellin ) location |
1879 | 36 | No | brick monument |
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Ziesar castle keep |
Ziesar location |
1200 | 35 | No | brick tower |
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Merzdorf observation tower |
Cottbus-Merzdorf location |
2006 | 34 | No | Reinforced concrete tower | on the future Cottbus Baltic Sea |
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Heideberg Tower |
Val Gardena location |
2009 | 34 | 30th | No | Reinforced concrete / wood construction | Roofed tower on a hill near the highest point in Brandenburg ; Approximate platform height freely accessible |
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Hörlitz observation tower |
Hörlitz location |
2004 | 33.5 | 27 | No | Steel lattice tower | covered |
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Koenigs Wusterhausen water tower |
Königs Wusterhausen location |
1912 | 33 | No | brick tower | Tower on a hill ( Funkerberg ) north of the city center |
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Peacekeeper |
Brandenburg on the Havel location |
1974 | 32.5 |
27.5 25 22.5 20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 |
30 No | Reinforced concrete tower | 5 closed and 5 open platforms |
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Rathenow Bismarck Tower |
Rathenow location |
1914 | 32 | No | brick tower |
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Großbeeren memorial tower |
Großbeeren location |
1913 | 32 | No | brick tower |
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Schanzenturm (Papengrund) |
Bad Freienwalde (Oder) location |
2008 | 32 | No | Concrete tower | Tower of the K60 ski jump |
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South Sea observation tower |
Hosena location |
2001 | 31.5 | 29 | No | Steel lattice tower | covered; Platform height above foundation; Tower is inclined by 10 ° |
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Lubwart Tower |
Bad Liebenwerda location |
13th century | 31.5 | No | brick tower | Fundamentally renovated in 2011 |
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Spremberger Tower |
Cottbus location |
before 1400 | 31 | 28 | No | brick tower |
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Rabenstein castle keep |
Raben (Rabenstein / Fläming) location |
13th century | 30th | No | brick tower |
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Rusty Nail |
Kleinkoschen location |
2008 | 30th | No | Corten steel | Tower on the banks of the Sedlitz Lake Base area of a right triangle |
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Wehlaberg observation tower |
Great moated castle location |
2003 | 28 |
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24 4No | Wooden tower | covered; Platform heights approx. |
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Eisenhardt castle keep |
Bad Belzig location |
13th century | 28 | No | brick tower |
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Bismarck Tower Bad Freienwalde |
Bad Freienwalde (Oder) location |
1895 | 28 | No | brick tower |
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Bismarck Tower Castle |
Burg (Spreewald) location |
1917 | 28 |
21 5 |
26 No | brick tower |
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Quail tower |
Hennickendorf (Rüdersdorf near Berlin) location |
1940 | 28 | No | brick tower with wooden parts | closed viewing platform |
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Lookout tower on the Galgenberg |
Bad Freienwalde (Oder) location |
1879 | 26th | No | brick tower | War memorial; covered; also called Rundschauturm |
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Haidemühl observation tower |
Haidemühl ( Spremberg ) location |
2006 | 25.5 | 18th | No | steel construction |
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Buck'sche Schweiz observation tower |
Hohenbocka location |
1998 | 25.42 |
14.8 |
? No | Steel lattice tower | covered | |
Kranichsberg observation tower |
Woltersdorf (near Berlin) location |
1962 | 25th | No | Steel-wood construction (closed construction) | closed viewing platform with windows |
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Belvedere on the Klausberg |
Potsdam location |
1772 | 25th | No | brick structure | 2 viewing platforms; only accessible during special openings; Height approx. |
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Belvedere on the Pfingstberg |
Potsdam location |
19th century | 25th | No | brick structure |
Part of the ensemble of Potsdam Palaces and Gardens, on the hill west of the Havel viewing platforms on the east tower and the west tower |
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Lenzen Castle Tower |
Lenzen (Elbe) location |
13th century | 24 | No | brick tower |
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Norman tower |
Potsdam location |
1846 | 23 | No | brick tower |
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Lauchhammer biotower viewing platforms |
Lauchhammer location |
2008 | 22nd | No | brick tower | 2 glazed viewing platforms |
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Löwendorfer Berg observation tower |
Löwendorf (Trebbin) location |
2012 | 21.7 | No | Steel-wood construction | Tower on a hill, freely accessible |
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Biorama project |
Joachimsthal location |
1960 | 21st | Yes | brick tower | Access via external steel stairs or by elevator |
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Bismarck tower Spremberg |
Spremberg location |
1903 | 20.75 | No | brick tower | called Georgenberg Tower from 1951 to 1991 |
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Steinitzer stairs |
Steinitz (city of Drebkau ) location |
2012 | 19th | Yes | steel construction | Lookout point on the edge of the Welzow opencast mine 101 steps with inclined elevator |
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Bismarck tower Pritzwalk |
Pritzwalk location |
1905 | 18.5 | No | brick tower |
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Gipsberg observation tower |
Sperenberg location |
? | 18th | 9 | No | steel construction | 45 steps; Heights approx .; Transmission tower with viewing platform |
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Berlin Gate Tower (Altlandsberg) |
Altlandsberg location |
14th century | 18th | No | brick tower |
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Finkenberg observation tower |
Dallgow-Döberitz location |
2011 | 15th | 10 | No | steel construction | covered; The tower stands on a former bunker in the Döberitzer Heide |
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Grützpott |
Stolpe (Angermünde) location |
12th century | 15th | No | brick tower | Height approx. |
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Bismarck tower Zehdenick | Klein-Mutz (city of Zehdenick ) location |
1900 | 14th | No | brick tower | Location on the Hohen Timpberg near Klein-Mutz |
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Owl Tower (Bad Freienwalde) |
Bad Freienwalde (Oder) location |
2004 | 13 | No | Wooden tower | |||
Askanier tower |
Wildau (Schorfheide) location |
1879 | 12 | No | brick tower | covered; Height indication without roof |
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Mescherin observation tower |
Mescherin location |
2014 | 11 | No | Wooden tower | covered; curved roof in the form of crane wings |
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Lenzen-Prevestorf border tower |
Lenzen (Elbe) location |
? | 11 | No | Concrete tower | GDR - border observation tower type BT-9 with subsequently attached external spiral staircase |
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Waldsieversdorf water tower |
Waldsieversdorf location |
1897 | 11 | No | brick tower |
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Lookout tower on Klein Döbberner Südstrand |
Klein Döbbern location |
2005 | 10 | 6th | No | Wooden tower | covered; Location on the south beach at the Spremberg dam | |
Selchow observation tower |
Selchow (Storkow) location |
1993 | 10 | No | Wooden tower | covered |
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Martinsturm (Schlieben) |
Close location |
1925 | 10 | No | brick tower | also war memorial |
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Salzweg observation tower |
Great looking location |
2009 | 8th | No | steel construction |
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Mühlenberg observation tower (Kirchmöser) |
Kirchmöser location |
1998 | 5.5 | No | Wooden tower | Height approx .; with steel spiral staircase attached to the side |
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Kaiser Friedrich Tower (Biesenthal) |
Biesenthal location |
1907 | ? | No | brick tower | 81 steps; closed covered viewing platform |
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Kehrigk water tower |
Kehrigk location |
1912 | ? | No | brick tower | disused water tower with closed, covered viewing platform |
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No longer existing structures
Name of the structure |
place | construction year |
Total height ( m ) |
Platform form- height (m) |
up train |
Building type | Remarks | image |
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Bismarck tower Senftenberg | Senftenberg | 1914 | 42.8 | No | Reinforced concrete and masonry | Water tower; Demolished in 1965 | ||
Kaiser Friedrich Tower | Oderberg | 1896 | 25th | No | Wooden tower (closed construction) | destroyed in World War II | ||
BBI Infotower | Schönefeld | 2007 | 32 | 30.8 | No | Reinforced concrete and membrane construction | Information tower for the construction site of BER Airport (formerly called BBI), demolished in 2016 | |
Calauer Switzerland observation tower | White day | 1999 | 22nd | No | Wooden tower | Demolished in 2014 |
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See also
Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the tables mean:
- Century = century
Web links
Commons : Lookout towers in Brandenburg - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Towers in Brandenburg , Ortrud Koch's private website