List of observation towers in North Rhine-Westphalia

The list of observation towers in North Rhine-Westphalia contains structures which have observation 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	image
Colonius	Cologne location	1981	266	166	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)	closed since 1992
Rhine tower	Düsseldorf location	1982	240.5	170 166.25	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)	Revolving restaurant at a height of 174.5 m
Florian Tower	Dortmund location	1959	209	138	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)
Kölnturm	Cologne location	2001	165.5		Yes	skyscraper	Height with antenna; Restaurant with a panoramic terrace on the 30th floor
Cologne cathedral	Cologne location	1880	157	097	No	Steeple
Telecommunication tower Jakobsberg	Porta Westfalica location	1978	142	023.25	No	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)
Oberhausen gasometer	Oberhausen location	1929	117		Yes	Metal construction
Essen Town Hall	Food location	1979	106	100	Yes	skyscraper	Viewing level on the 22nd floor; Platform height approx.
Cologne triangle	Cologne location	2006	103.2		Yes	skyscraper	Viewing platform on the 29th floor
North Star Tower	Gelsenkirchen location	1951	103	083	Yes	Headframe	2009/2010 added a four-story glass cube; above with Hercules sculpture
Visitor wind turbine vestibule	Aachen location	1999	099	063	No	Wind turbine	Ascent via spiral staircase
Cologne Exhibition Tower	Cologne location	1928	080		Yes	skyscraper
Mobile radio tower Schöppinger Berg	Schöppingen location	000?	074		No	steel construction
Leverkusen-Bürrig water tower	Leverkusen location	1976	072		Yes	Reinforced concrete tower
Headframe of the German Mining Museum	Bochum location	1944	071	062 050	Yes	steel construction
Blast furnace 5	Duisburg location	1973	00?	070	No	disused blast furnace
Radio tower Groß Reken Melchenberg	Great Reken location	2002	060	030th	No	Transmission tower (steel framework)
Schombergturm	Sundern location	2006	060	030th	No	Transmission tower (steel framework)
Tetrahedron (Bottrop)	Bottrop location	1995	060	038 032 018	No	Steel lattice tower
Stacked tower	Bestwig waterfall location	2001	057	030th	No	Steel lattice tower	covered; Fort Fun Park observation tower
Dülken water tower	Dülken location	000?	055		Yes	Reinforced concrete tower	Water tower; with panorama restaurant "Windrose"
Hermannsdenkmal	Hiddesen location	1838	053.46		No	monument
Styrum water tower	Styrum location	1893	050	040	Yes	brick tower	closed viewing gallery; with museum in the tower
Tower of the NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang	Gemünd location	1936	048		No	Concrete tower with stone facing	covered
Morsbach observation tower	Morsbach location	1962	045	030th	No	Steel lattice tower	Total height with antenna
Unnenberg Tower	Marienheide location	2001	045	031	No	Transmission tower (steel lattice tower)	Successor to an earlier steel lattice tower
Möhneseeturm	Möhnesee location	2014	042.5	040	No	Steel framework
Old Hünenburg telecommunications tower	Bielefeld location	1952	00?	040		Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)
Panarbora Tower	Waldbröl location	2015	040	034	No	Wooden tower	Part of the treetop path of the Panarbora Nature Park
Hohe Bracht observation tower	Bilstein location	1930	036		?		clad with slate; closed viewing platform
Indemann	Inden location	2009	036		Yes	Steel tower	several viewing levels; is illuminated at night
Rüthen water tower	Rüthen location	1909	035.9	030th	No	brick tower	covered viewing gallery
Glass elephant	Hamm location	1984	035	029	Yes	glazed steel structure	closed glazed viewing platform in the shape of an elephant
Harkort Tower	Weather (Ruhr) location	1884	035		No	brick tower
Loermcke tower	Warstein location	2008	035	034	No	Wooden tower with steel stairs	Heights approx.
Belvedere water tower	Aachen location	1956	035	021st	Yes	Water tower (reinforced concrete)	Total height approx., Rotating tower
Lookout tower on the Lindchen	Nümbrecht location	1974	034	030th	No	Wooden tower	154 steps; with cellular antennas
Bismarck Tower Bochum	Bochum location	1908	034		No	brick tower
Lattberg Tower	Nieheim-Entrup location	2012	033	021st	No	Wooden tower	covered; with working replica of a Prussian optical telegraph (station 31)
Godesburg keep	Bad Godesberg location	1210	032		No	brick tower
Longinus Tower	Nottuln location	1901	032	024	No	brick tower with reinforced concrete top	covered
Sparrenburg keep	Bielefeld location	13th century	031.5		No	brick tower	The lower old part was built over with an observation tower in 1843
Kaiser Wilhelm Tower (Herne)	Great location	1913	031.5		No	Reinforced concrete	historically also water tower
Lookout tower tubers	Bergneustadt location	1982	030.38	026.55	No	Wooden tower
Bismarck Tower Remscheid	Remscheid location	1901	030th		No	brick tower	with observatory
The glow	Moers location	2007	030th	009	No	steel	Shape of a red miner's lamp (site Halde Rheinpreußen)
Helenenturm (Witten)	Witten location	1858	030th		No	brick tower
Johannesturm	Krefeld location	1973	030th		No	Steel framework construction
Weißer Stein observation tower (Eifel)	Udenbreth location	2014	029.5		No	Wooden structure	covered
Gruga tower	Food location	1929	029		Yes	Reinforced concrete tower
Taubenberg observation tower (Nettetal)	Nettetal location	1970	028.8		No	Wooden tower	covered; 2005 increased by 13 m
Bismarck Tower Langenberg	Langenberg location	1902	028.4		No	brick tower
Danzturm	Iserlohn location	1909	028		No	brick tower
Kindelsberg Tower	Kreuztal location	1907	028	020th	No	brick tower	roofed, barred viewing platform; Height with antenna
Bismarck Tower Mülheim an der Ruhr	Mülheim an der Ruhr location	1909	027.5		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower Aachen	Aachen location	1907	027		No	brick tower
Dürsberg observation tower	Sonsbeck location	1981	026th		No	Wooden tower	154 steps; closed for damage since 2015
Bilstein Tower (Marsberg)	Marsberg location	1892	026th		No	brick tower
Toelleturm	Wuppertal location	1888	026th		No	brick tower
Gate tower Blankenstein Castle	Blankenstein location	13th century	026th		No	brick tower
Vincketurm	Dortmund location	1857	026th	024	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Astenturm	Winterberg location	1895	025th	015th	No	brick tower	closed glazed platform; Almost completely destroyed in 1945; Reconstruction by 1955; Platform height approx.
Hunger Mountain Tower	Vörden location	2008	025th	021st	No	Wooden tower	covered; Total height without the dummy signal on the roof
Water tower Castle Cappenberg	Cappenberg location	1899	025th		No	brick tower	since 1992 observation tower; Height approx.
Bismarck Tower Hagen	Hagen location	1901	024		No	brick tower	only accessible at certain times
Rhine-Weser Tower	Oberhundem location	1932	024		No	Wooden tower
Karlshöhe observation tower	Halver location	1893	023.5		No	brick tower
Jübergturm	Hemer location	2010	023.5	021.88	No	Wooden structure	Erected for the Hemer State Horticultural Show 2010
Weighing tower	Prussian Oldendorf location	1979	023.5		No	Wooden tower
Bismarck Tower Herford	Herford location	1906	023.33		No	brick tower
Soestwarte	Beckum location	1464	023.3		No	brick tower	Year of construction probably earlier
Wolfsberg observation tower	Duisburg location	2006	023	022nd	No	Steel framework construction	covered
Eugen Richter Tower	Hagen location	1911	023		No	brick tower
Kahlenberg Tower	Schieder location	1841	022.55		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower Wuppertal	Wuppertal location	1907	022nd		No	brick tower
Homert Tower	Lüdenscheid location	1894	022nd		No	brick tower	clad with asbestos concrete panels
Berger memorial	Witten location	1904	021st		No	brick tower
Keep Reifferscheid Castle	Reifferscheid location	12th century	021st	020th	No	brick tower	Total height approx.
Elisenturm	Wuppertal location	1838	021st		No	brick tower
Luisenturm (Borgholzhausen)	Borgholzhausen location	1991	021st	016	No	Wooden structure	Total height without antenna 19.5 m
Bismarck Tower Bad Godesberg	Bad Godesberg location	1902	020.4		No	brick tower	currently not accessible
Keep Ravensberg Castle	Borgholzhausen location	1080	020th		No	brick tower	Height approx.
Hardtburg keep	Stotzheim location	12th century	020th		No	brick tower	Height approx .; only accessible at certain times of the year
Track tower	Waltrop location	2000	020th	012	No	Wooden structure
Von-der-Heydt Tower	Wuppertal location	1892	020th		No	brick tower
Pfannenberg Tower	Siegen location	1934	019.69	018.5	No	Steel lattice tower	Platform height approx .; former headframe
Bismarck Tower Unna	Unna location	1900	019.4		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower Viersen	Viersen location	1901	018.22		No	brick tower
Lookout tower Gartenschaupark Rietberg	Rietberg location	2008	018th	015th	No	Wooden tower	erected as part of the Rietberg State Garden Show in 2008; adjoining a high ropes course
Bismarck Tower Bad Salzuflen	Bad Salzuflen location	1900	018th		No	brick tower
Bismarck tower Delecke	Delicious location	1934	018th		No	brick tower	Start of construction in 1914
Bismarck Tower Tecklenburg	Tecklenburg location	1909	018th		No	brick tower	arose from a former windmill
Haldy Tower	Ründeroth location	1903	018th		No	brick tower
Kaiser-Karls-Turm	Bad Driburg location	1904	018th		No	brick tower
Robert Kolb Tower	Herscheid location	1913	018th		No	brick tower
Harrow tower	Steinheim-Sandebeck location	2003	017th	009.15	No	Wooden structure
Kaiser Friedrich Tower (Hagen)	Hagen location	1910	017th		No	brick tower
Weyerbuschturm	Wuppertal location	1897	017th		No	brick tower
Wilzenberg Tower	County location	1889	017th	015.9 8.9 00	No	Steel lattice tower	1989 increased by 7 m
Bismarck Tower Wiehl	Wiehl location	1909	016.8		No	brick tower
Headframe Rastanlage Beverbach	Langendreer location	2014	016	007.3 4.4 00	Yes	steel construction	Observation tower in the form of a headframe; Heights approx .; lower platform also accessible by elevator
Haniel stairs	Duisburg location	2010	016		No	steel construction	Viewing platform next to the stairs
Black Gate	Oberhausen location	1999	016		No	steel construction
Wienhagener observation tower	Kierspe location	1929	016		No	Concrete tower	partially glazed covered viewing platform; also war memorial
Windmill stump (Barntrup)	Barntrup location	18th century	00?	015th	No	brick tower	former windmill; since 1928 observation tower; popularly known as "windmill pot"
Hohe Asch observation tower	Bösingfeld location	1980	015th		No	Reinforced concrete tower	covered
Klever Berg observation tower	Clever location	1892	015th		No	brick tower
Knappenhalde observation tower	Oberhausen location	1981	015th		No	Steel framework	Year of construction approx.
Bollerbergturm	Hesborn location	1977	015th		No	Reinforced concrete tower	5 viewing platforms
Gillerturm	Lützel location	1892	015th		No	Steel lattice tower
Goat Hell Tower	Züschen location	2011	014.7	011.6	No	Wooden tower	covered
Bismarck Tower Iserlohn	Iserlohn location	1915	014.5	011	No	brick tower
Wallburgturm	Elspe location	1997	014.5		No	Wooden tower	closed viewing platform
Lookout tower on the Koenigsberg	Detmold location	2017	014.2		No	Wooden tower	Lookout tower in the LWL open-air museum Detmold
Lookout tower Eifel-Blick (Mühlenberg)	Marmagen location	2006	014th		No	Wooden tower
Nonnenstein observation tower	Rödinghausen location	1897	014th		No	brick tower
Headframe Buchholz	Steinbeck location	2004	014th		No	Wooden tower	covered
Quitmannsturm	Neuenrade location	1893	014th		No	Steel lattice tower
Moltketurm	Barkhausen location	1829	013.9		No	brick tower
Ebberg observation tower	Eisborn location	2013	013.5		No	Wooden tower
Bierbaum's nail	Borlinghausen location	1849	013.5		No	brick tower
Jaberg Tower	Hilden location	1931	013.2		No	brick tower	covered; 2 viewing platforms
Bismarck tower Höxter	Höxter location	1900	013		No	brick tower
Heidekopfturm	Hallenberg location	1972	013	010	No	Wooden tower	covered
Krawutschketurm	Bergstein location	1973	013		No	steel construction
Mouse Tower (Obermarsberg)	Obermarsberg location	000?	013		No	brick tower	also called Donnersberger Warte
Modexer wait	Brakel location	14th century	012.6	011.8	No	brick tower	also called Modex Tower
Rieselfelder Münster observation tower	Munster location	000?	012		No	Wooden tower	Nature observation tower
Keep Desenberg Castle	Daseburg location	12th century	012		No	brick tower
Limberg castle keep	Börninghausen location	13th century	012		No	brick tower
Rodeneck Tower	Höxter location	1883	012		No	brick tower
Bison tower	Scherfede location	2008	012	009	No	Wooden tower	covered
Bismarck Tower Hattingen	Hattingen location	1901	011		No	brick tower
Rabenhainturm	Volnsberg location	1896	011	010	No	Steel framework construction
Heisterberg house observation tower	Niederdollendorf location	1871	010.5	008th	No	brick tower	covered; with antenna mast; Total height without antenna
Humpfert Tower	Letmathe location	1908	010		No	Steel framework construction	since 1941 also called Carl-Hassel-Turm
Bismarck Tower Bielefeld	Stieghorst location	1895	009.5		No	Steel framework construction	also called Iron Anton
Belvedere tower	Wuppertal location	1896	009		No	brick tower	currently not accessible; Height approx.
Haxter wait	Paderborn location	15th century	009		No	brick tower	Accidentally blown up in 1945; 1986 rebuilt on remains as a lookout tower; also called light tower
Domblick viewing platform	Cologne location	2014	008.6		No	steel construction
Eversberg Castle viewing platform	Eversberg location	000?	008.5	007.5	No	Wooden structure	Heights approx .; Viewing platform in the ruins of the keep
Sauerland-Stabil chair	Hallenberg location	2010	008th	004.6	No	Wooden structure	Lookout tower in the shape of a chair
Pluto heap observation tower	Herne-Wanne location	2014	007.7	005	No	steel construction
Elbsee observation tower	Düsseldorf-Unterbach location	1998	007.5		No	steel construction
Viewing platform outlook	Cologne location	2014	005.8		No	steel construction
Gilberg Tower	Siegen location	1888	005.65		No	Steel lattice tower
Eye-catching viewing platform	Cologne location	2014	003		No	steel construction
Biggeblick viewing platform	Attendorn location	2013	00?	090	No	steel construction	Viewing platform approx. 90 m above the Biggesee
Observation platform funnel towers	Neuenkirchen location	2006	00?		No	steel construction	Viewing platform on former hopper silos
Derschlag lookout tower	Gummersbach location	1904	00?		No	brick tower	63 steps (height approx. 13 m)
Lookout tower Hohe Warte (Engelskirchen)	Engelskirchen location	1867	00?		No	brick tower with steel top
Langscheid observation tower	Langscheid location	1930	00?		No	brick tower	also war memorial; 2 viewing platforms
Bastion tower Blankenberg Castle	City of Blankenberg location	12th century	00?		No	brick tower
Keep Rappelstein Castle	Nordenau location	12th century	00?		No	brick tower
Wassenberg castle keep	Wassenberg location	around 1420	00?		Yes	brick tower
Buttenturm (Obermarsberg)	Obermarsberg location	000?	00?		No	brick tower	former watchtower
Ewald gallery	Herten location	000?	00?		No	steel construction
Hindenburg Tower (Dabringhausen)	Dabringhausen location	000?	00?		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform; earlier water tower
Holster tower	Nieheim location	14th century	00?		No	brick tower	also called Nieheimer Warte
Long Tower (Aachen)	Aachen location	1300	00?		No	brick defense tower	Bj. Approx .; covered; earlier powder tower
Meerhardtturm	Gummersbach-Dieringhausen location	1908	00?		No	brick tower
Watch tower (Lübbecke)	Lübbecke location	1857	00?		No	brick tower
Weser Skywalk	Beverungen location	2011	00?		No	steel construction	Viewing platform over the Weser
West tower of Nideggen Castle	Nideggen location	14th century	00?		No	brick tower
Wierturm	Tecklenburg location	1884	00?		No	brick tower

No longer existing structures

Name of the structure	place	construction year	Total height ( m )	Platform form- height (m)	up train	Building type	Remarks	image
Bleibtreusee observation tower	Brühl location	1975	075		No	steel construction	Observation pulpit dismantled in 2010
Tower lift at the Toelleturm	Wuppertal	1897	050		Yes	Iron lattice tower	Bj. Possibly 1895; Canceled in 1908
Fur tower	Aachen	1899	042	027	No	brick tower	Blown up in 1944
Hahnerberg water tower	Wuppertal	1892	038		No	brick tower	Blown up in 1939
Kühlberg Tower	Reichshof	1970s	032		No	Wooden tower	Demolished in 2013
Ellberg observation tower	Marienheide	1975	030th		No	Wooden structure	Demolished in 2009
Wolfgarten fire watch tower	Wolf garden	1971	030th		No	Wooden structure	Burned down in 2017
Küppelturm	Freienohl	1983	026th		No	Wooden tower	Demolished in 2017
Bismarck Tower Dortmund	Dortmund	1905	024		No	brick tower	Demolished in 1959
Bismarck tower Porta Westfalica	Porta Westfalica	1902	022.5		No	brick tower	Dismantled in 1952
Bismarck tower Vlotho	Vlotho	1903	018th		No	brick tower	Demolished in 1939
Bismarckian column Lüdenscheid	Ludenscheid	1902	017.5		No	brick tower	Demolished in 1965
Bismarck Tower Dorsten	Dorsten	1913	016		No	Wooden tower	Demolished in 1920
Hans Wischeler Tower	Rheinbach	1964	016		No	Wooden tower	also called Beuelskopfturm; Destroyed by arson in 2002; New building planned
Bismarck Tower Bonn-Venusberg	Bonn- Venusberg	1894	015.3	012	No	Wooden tower	Demolished in 1912
Gummershardt observation tower	Gummersbach	000?	015th		No	brick tower	covered; was also a war memorial; Blown up in 2011
Widukindsturm	Sundern	before 1911	013	012	No	Wooden tower	Total height approx .; with the Wiethaushütte refuge; demolished due to dilapidation; today the location of the Schomberg tower

See also

• List of observation towers in Germany

Abbreviations

Abbreviations used in the tables mean:

• Century = century

Web links

Commons : Lookout towers in North Rhine-Westphalia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Towers and viewpoints in the Sauerland , sauerland-verzeichnis.de

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b The} year of construction corresponds to the completion or the opening of the building

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