Bismarck_Tower_(Ballenstedt)
The Bismarck Tower (German: Bismarckturm) on the 268-metre (879 ft)[1] high Stahlsberg above Opperode in Germany is a monument to the former German chancellor, Bismarck. The tower can be used as an observation tower. It was built in 1914/15.[1]
Bismarck tower | |
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Type: | Viewing tower |
Country: | Germany |
Bundesland: | Saxony-Anhalt |
Location: | Ballenstedt |
Site: | on the Stahlsberg |
Geo-coordinates: | 51°42′51.5″N 11°15′32.3″E |
Site elevation: | 270.6 m above sea level (NN) [1] |
Tower height: | ca. 11 m [1] |
Viewing platformheight: | ca. 280 m above NN |
Construction period: | Phase 1: 1914/15 [1] Phase 2: 1930/31 [1] |