Bismarck Tower, Monument tower in Bad Ems, Germany.
The stone tower stands 12.5 meters tall on Bismarckhöhe hill, constructed from quartzite extracted from nearby Kemmenau quarry and basalt from Niedermendig quarry.
The tower foundation stone was laid on June 26, 1900, and construction was completed in April 1901, with total costs reaching 11,740 gold marks.
The monument represents one of 40 identical towers built across the German Empire before 1911, following architect Wilhelm Kreis's winning Götterdämmerung design.
Visitors can access the tower through the nearby mountain station of the Kurwaldbahn, with a restaurant featuring a panoramic terrace adjacent to the structure.
The tower head contains an iron door leading to a balcony-like projection, where an iron ladder extends to the cast-iron fire bowl measuring 2.65 meters wide.
Location: Bad Ems
GPS coordinates: 50.33300,7.72488
Latest update: March 6, 2025 05:05
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