Ludwigsturm (Ludwigshöhe)
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Ludwigsturm
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| Place: | Ludwigshöhe , Darmstadt | ||||||||||
| Country: | Hesse | ||||||||||
| Country: | Germany | ||||||||||
| Altitude : | 242 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′ 35.2 " N , 8 ° 39 ′ 39.3" E | |||||||||||
| Use: | Observation tower | ||||||||||
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| Construction time : | 1882 | ||||||||||
| Building material : | Brick | ||||||||||
| Total height : | 27.5 m | ||||||||||
| Viewing platforms: | 4.9 m , 26.2 m | ||||||||||
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The Ludwigsturm is a 27.5 m high observation tower built in 1882 , which is located on the 242.2 m above sea level. NHN high Ludwigshöhe in Darmstadt-Bessungen . It was named after the Grand Duke Ludewig I of Hesse .
The round tower made of bricks has a diameter of 6 m at the bottom and 5 m at the top. It is surrounded up to a height of approx. 5 m by the lower viewing platform (diameter 13 m), which is supported by nine brick pillars and six metal supports. A circumferential approx. 1.1 m high metal parapet is attached within the crenellated boundary of the platform.
After paying the entrance fee at the Ludwigsklause, access to the tower is initially through a lattice door via a short straight concrete staircase, which is divided into two staircases with 20 steps each at a height of 1.25 m m high platform. The space in the tower below the platform is closed by a door opposite the lattice door. Above this is the entrance to the tower on the platform, which is framed with ornate sandstone and at the top bears a memorial plaque for the construction of the tower. A sandstone spiral staircase with 99 steps begins next to a TP embedded in the center of the tower, ending on a concrete slab at a height of 23.7 m, from which a straight 13-step metal staircase leads to the upper viewing platform at a height of 26.2 m. The outlet opening, next to which another measurement point is embedded in the floor, can be closed with a steel flap.
A flagpole is attached to the upper viewing platform, which rises approx. 5 m above the tower parapet. From here there is a very good all-round view, which is even improved thanks to a permanently installed telescope .
Above the entrance to the tower, at a height of 14.3 m, there is a small balcony attached to the outside of the tower, the access door of which, however, is locked. At the height of the parapet of the balcony, an approx. 1 m wide decorative ribbon with a diamond pattern is attached to the Ludwigsturm. To leave the tower, a bell has to be pressed inside the entrance gate, whereupon the host of the Ludwigsklause presses the electric door opener.
The entrance gate at the Ludwigsturm
Support pillars and stairs to the lower platform
Entrance to the tower on the lower platform
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References and comments
- ↑ a b c d e f g Information on heights and dimensions of the tower according to privately carried out measurements (tower height according to the brochure "Die Ludwigshöhe" 28 m)
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )