Scheitelhaltung

The Scheitelhaltung features two white granite walls along the Main-Danube Canal, with the southern wall reaching 14 meters in height and 144 meters in length.

Hannsjörg Voth designed this structure in competition with artists Max Bill and Erich Hauser to represent the European watershed between the North Sea and Black Sea.

The granite walls incorporate small prisms on their longitudinal sides that reflect light, while rough-cut granite wedges create contrasting surfaces near the water.

Modern canal sections like this require continuous water supply through pumping stations and reservoirs to maintain operational water levels for vessel navigation.

The structure marks the highest point in the European waterway network at 406 meters above sea level, managing water flow between the Main and Danube rivers.

GPS coordinates: 49.18746,11.26719

Latest update: March 6, 2025 04:55