Von-der-Heydt-Tower, Stone observation tower in Wuppertal, Germany

The Von-der-Heydt-Tower is a 20-metre-high observation tower on the Kiesberg, south of the Wupper in Wuppertal's Elberfeld-West district, at 274 metres above sea level. Built in 1892 in German Renaissance style to a design by city building inspector Schaumann, it is closed to visitors because of structural defects.

The tower was built in 1892 with 10,000 marks donated by the Elberfeld banker August Freiherr von der Heydt, after whom it is named. It was designed by the Elberfeld city building inspector Schaumann in the German Renaissance style. A bronze plaque commemorating the donor family was stolen during the Second World War; in 2013 a stele with an information panel on the tower's history was erected.

The tower is named after August Freiherr von der Heydt, the Elberfeld banker whose donation of 10,000 marks paid for its construction in 1892. A bronze plaque recalling the donor family was stolen during the Second World War; in 2013 a stele with an information panel on the structure's history was put up in its place.

The tower stands at 274 m above sea level on the Kiesberg, south of the Wupper in the Elberfeld-West district. It has been closed to visitors because of structural defects, so the platform cannot be reached. A stele with an information panel erected in 2013 stands by the tower.

A bronze plaque commemorating the donor family was stolen during the Second World War; only in 2013 was a stele with an information panel on the tower's history erected. The tower itself has been closed to visitors because of structural defects.