Gradierwerk Bad Salzelmen, Graduation tower in Bad Salzelmen district, Schönebeck, Germany.
The wooden structure extends 300 meters in length and contains blackthorn bushes through which salt water trickles down to increase brine concentration.
Built between 1756 and 1765 under Frederick II of Prussia, the tower reached 1837 meters in length, becoming the second largest graduation tower after Bad Dürrenberg.
The structure stands as an engineering achievement from the early modern period, with original plans reviewed by mathematician Leonhard Euler.
Visitors can climb the tower for views of Kurpark and receive outdoor inhalation therapy from brine sprayed from a deep well beneath the park.
A clock tower and a reconstructed windmill mark the site, while the former 1837-meter route remains visible as an embankment along Eggersdorfer Street.
Location: Schönebeck
GPS coordinates: 51.99900,11.72340
Latest update: March 3, 2025 03:41
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