Shot Ball Tower

The Shot Ball Tower rises 38 meters into the Berlin skyline with a facade design influenced by North Italian medieval towers of Bologna.

Built in 1908 by the Juhl & Sons Lead Foundry, this industrial structure produced lead shot balls through a specialized gravity-based manufacturing process until 1939.

The tower represents early 20th-century German industrial architecture and maintains its status as a protected heritage structure in Berlin's urban landscape.

Visitors can access the tower during the European Heritage Days, held annually on the second Sunday of September, requiring a climb of 197 steps.

The tower's wooden-slatted windows created an air current system that supported the cooling process of falling molten lead during shot production.

Location: Berlin

Inception: 1908

Height: 38 m

GPS coordinates: 52.50190,13.47940

Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:58