Salzgitter Bismarck Tower - Salzgitter, Germany
N 52° 03.706 E 010° 21.464
32U E 593078 N 5768778
The Salzgitter Bismarck Tower, constructed during 1899-1900, is located in Salzgitter, Germany.
Waymark Code: WMM6FY
Location: Niedersachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/30/2014
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"The Salzgitter Bismarck Tower is an observation tower completed in 1900 in Salzgitter, Germany. Unlike most other Bismarck towers, it does not consist of all-stone design, but instead has a base of bricks with a lattice tower on top. On one side, it resembles an Eiffel Tower with a bow between its feet. The Harz Club voted to build the Bismarck Tower at Salzgitter on 8 May 1899. The same day, the site was chosen and bought by the forest cooperative of Gitter. On 10 September 1899, construction started.
The work was carried out by Hoenerbach of Salzgitter and the Weule/Alt engineering company. As the construction licence was not awarded until 12 January 1900, the tower was not finished until 12 August 1900. On 21 July 1900 it was decided to establish a Bismarck museum. Until 1965, a 2 metre high victory trophy was displayed at the entrance. The tower was renovated in 1990 and 2002."
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"Bismarck towers (German: Bismarcktürme) are a unique genre of German monuments, built to honour the chancellor of the North-German Federation (1866-1871) and Germany (1871-1890), Otto von Bismarck, according to a specific standard model. A total of 240 of these towers were built between German unification and the National Socialist takeover, i.e. between 1869 and 1934. They were built in various styles in locations across the German Empire, including its colonies in Papua New Guinea, Cameroon and Tanzania, as well as in areas of Europe that, at the time, were part of Germany, but now lie within the borders of other European states. Towers were also built in Austria and Chile. Of the original 240, 173 remain."
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