Atzelberg Tower
Atzelberg Tower | |
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Atzelberg Turm | |
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Location within Germany | |
General information | |
Status | Destroyed |
Type | Lattice observation tower |
Location | Kelkheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany |
Coordinates | 50°10′25″N 8°23′12″E / 50.173737°N 8.386642°ECoordinates: 50°10′25″N 8°23′12″E / 50.173737°N 8.386642°E |
Construction started | 1980 |
Completed | 1980 |
Opening | 1980 |
Demolished | 5 August 2008 |
Height | |
Roof | 31 m (102 ft) |
Top floor | 30.39 m (100 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 6 |
References | |
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Atzelberg Tower (German: Atzelberg Turm "Atzel Mountain Tower"), also known as Atzelberg Observation Tower for long, was a 30.39 m-high (99.7 ft) German wooden lattice observation tower that was located on the summit of the 506.7 m-high (1,662 ft) mountain of Atzelberg.[2][3] The Atzelberg Tower had a floor count of 6 floors including both the ground floor and the top. The Atzelberg Tower's top floor measured 30.39 m (99.7 ft) above sea level. The tower also had a roof which measured 31 m (102 ft) from the ground.[2][3] The observation tower's top floor can only be reached through its 150-stepped staircases.[2] The tower was used from the year of its construction, 1980, until 5 August 2008, when it was ravaged by fire that was caused by arson, as an observation tower on the top of the Atzelberg, which provided viewers and/or observers a good view of the surrounding areas.[1][2][3]
History
The Atzelberg Tower's construction was commenced in 1980, finishing the construction in the same year. The tower was then destroyed 28 years later, specifically, on 5 August 2008, by fire that was caused by arson, since the number of criminals and vandals that year also rose.[1][2][3]
Geography
The Atzelberg Tower was situated on the summit of the 506.7 m-high (1,662 ft) mountain, Atzelberg, which in turn is located in the town of Kelkheim, in the kreis (district) of Main-Taunus, in the state of Hesse, in Germany.[2][3]
Gallery
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The Atzelberg Tower.
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The Atzelberg Tower (background) and the forest (foreground) that surrounds it.
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A note on a billboard at the foot of the Atzelberg Tower.
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Full front view of the Atzelberg Tower show its 150-stepped staircases.
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The Atzelberg Tower as a whole after the fire.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Haindl, Gabi. "Kugelblick.de >> Atzelberg - December 2006 and August 2008 >> wwp0612". Kugelblick.de. Retrieved 12-11-2012. Check date values in:
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(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Atzelberg | Frankfurt 360° - swivelling city views". Frankfurt360.de. Retrieved 12-11-2012. Check date values in:
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(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Atzelberg Tower (Kelkheim (Taunus), 1980) | Structurae". Structurae.de. Retrieved 12-11-2012. Check date values in:
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External links
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- Atzelberg Tower (Kelkheim (Taunus),1980) | Structurae
- Atzelberg | Frankfurt 360° - swivelling city views
- Kugelblick.de >> Atzelberg - December 2006 and August 2008 >> wwp0612