Luginsland (Bensheim)
The Luginsland , often referred to as the Blue Tower or the Corner Tower , is a lookout tower and a cultural monument in Bensheim an der Bergstrasse .
history
The Luginsland is part of the former Baßmannpark, which stretched from the Schönberger Tal to the Hohberg . The creation of the park, in the style of an English landscape garden, probably goes back to the Scottish nobleman Thomas Abercromby Scott-Duff in the middle of the 19th century. In 1883, the textile manufacturer Wilhelm Valckenberg from Worms built the Amalienhof villa estate in the Schönberger Valley (today Nibelungenstrasse 89, Bensheim) and at that time also acquired the Baßmannpark. Behind the property, Valckenberg had a three-arched stone bridge built by the architect Heinrich Metzendorf as access to the landscaped park in 1900 . Ten years later, Metzendorf was commissioned by the manufacturer to plan and build an observation tower on the Hohberg. The tower offers a view to the north and south over parts of the Bergstrasse , to the east into the Odenwald and to the west into the Upper Rhine Plain . While the park was largely overgrown in the following years, the bridge and tower have been well preserved to this day and are examples of late historicism . As part of the Baßmannpark, the Luginsland is a cultural monument .
Today there is a playground in the area around Luginsland and a barbecue area that can be rented. The tower itself is not accessible as a lookout point. In the population of Bensheim, the Luginsland is often referred to as the Blue Tower .
description
To the east of the city of Bensheim lies the Hohberg as part of the Bergstrasse . The Luginsland is located on its hill.
The Luginsland was built from granite and sandstone. The 12 m high tower has a square floor plan with a side length of 4.4 m, carries a pyramid roof and has several narrow loopholes-like openings on three sides. Below the roof there are wide openings on all four sides to allow a good view from the upper floor. Square sandstone slabs with coats of arms and ornaments are attached below the openings. On the south wall there is a walled-in sandstone at a height of approx. 2.5 m with the inscription "Luginsland" . A 6.6 m long ship with five arched openings is connected to the northeast side of the tower, flush with the sides. The gate has a gable roof with a ridge height of approx. 5.6 m. Next to the entrance to the tower, which is on the north side inside the gateway, the year of construction 1910 can be read on a plaque. To the north of the building, in the direction of the former park, there is a small arched bridge.
The Luginsland is similar to the Bismarck Tower , also built by Heinrich Metzendorf in 1902, on the neighboring Hemsberg .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amalienhof. In: State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen. Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Former Baßmannpark. In: State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen. Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Dimensions of the tower according to private measurements
Web links
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Former. Baßmannpark In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′ 46.1 ″ N , 8 ° 38 ′ 32.3 ″ E