Kuchlbauer Tower, Observation tower in Abensberg, Germany

Kuchlbauer Tower is a 34-meter observation tower in Abensberg with colorful ceramic tiles, golden orbs, and windows placed at different heights following organic design principles. Inside, curved staircases without straight lines lead up to a viewing platform above the Hallertau countryside.

Friedensreich Hundertwasser designed the tower for the Kuchlbauer brewery, originally planned at 70 metres; the church and heritage authorities objected, and it was built 34 metres high. Hundertwasser died in 2000 during planning. The cornerstone was laid on 23 April 2007, the 10-metre, 12-tonne gilded ball was set on 8 August 2008, and architect Peter Pelikan oversaw construction for brewery owner Leonhard Salleck. The tower opened to visitors in January 2010.

The building displays local brewing traditions through a collection of wheat beer glasses and shows how beer connects people in Bavaria. Visitors see the role this drink plays in everyday life and how the brewery remains part of the town's rhythm and social fabric.

The 25-metre-high viewing terrace is reached by stairs or by lift. The tower opened to visitors in January 2010, and a Christmas market has been held at its foot every year since 2010. The tower stands on the grounds of the Kuchlbauer brewery in Abensberg.

The tower's cellar holds Leonhard Salleck's collection of 4,200 Weissbier glasses, shown alongside an exhibition on brewing and an explanation of the Bavarian Purity Law. The brewery also sells a wheat beer named Turm Weisse whose label carries the tower, and matching tower-printed glasses.