Observation Tower Burgholzhof, Observation tower in Burgholzhof district, Stuttgart, Germany.
The Observation Tower Burgholzhof is a 27 meter stone structure built on elevated terrain in the Burgholzhof district. It offers panoramic views across Stuttgart and the surrounding region from its summit.
The tower was initiated by the Verschönerungsverein Cannstatt, founded in 1881, and built to plans by Oberamtsbaumeister Friedrich Keppeler. The foundation stone was laid on 25 May 1891, and the tower was inaugurated on 19 September 1891. Donors included Gottlieb Daimler and Crown Prince Wilhelm, and the land was provided by King Karl of Württemberg and the town of Cannstatt. It was restored in 1987/88 on the initiative of Pro Alt-Cannstatt.
The tower is run by local clubs, which open and staff it free of charge during the summer half-year; since 1987 this has followed a restoration funded by donations and a grant from the City of Stuttgart. The tower itself, in anthropomorphic form, is known as "Burgi" and serves as the mascot of the Burgholzhof community, built on land returned by the US Army from the adjacent Robinson Barracks.
The tower is open only in the summer half-year, on weekends from May to October, 10:00 to 18:00, with free admission. The covered viewing platform sits at 18.7 metres and is reached by a wooden staircase of 100 steps. A military radio tower stands 120 metres to the northwest.
The tower is nicknamed "Burgi" and serves as the mascot of the Burgholzhof community, which was built on land returned by the US Army from the adjacent Robinson Barracks after the Stuttgart main PX closed. About 120 metres northwest stands a military point-to-point radio tower.
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