Lookout tower Friedrichshafen, Steel observation tower in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Lookout Tower Friedrichshafen is a steel observation tower standing 22.25 m (about 73 ft) tall on elevated ground above Lake Constance. From the top platform, visitors look out over the lake, the city of Friedrichshafen, and the mountains on the far shore.

The tower was built by the city of Friedrichshafen during the renovation and redesign of the old harbour moles and inaugurated on 24 September 2000. Fabrication took eleven weeks, assembly on site four weeks. It was conceived as a vertical counterpoint to the horizontal roof of the opposite mole head and to echo the Bauhaus architecture of the harbour station, today the Zeppelin Museum.

Walkers and photographers come to the tower to take in the view over Lake Constance and the Alps in the distance. The platform draws people who want an open view over the surrounding landscape without any obstruction.

The tower is easy to reach on foot from several walking paths along the lake. Clear weather makes the views much farther, but the site is worth visiting in any season.

The tower stands on eight small bored piles about 16 cm in diameter, sunk to a founding depth of 55 m. The concrete-filled steel pipes on the lake side are not part of the structure: they only protect it from colliding ships. The whole build weighs over 47 tonnes on a footprint of 25.6 m².