DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr RegionBismarck Tower in Bochum City Park
DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr RegionBismarck Tower in Bochum City Park
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Bismarck Tower in Bochum City Park
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Oliver
July 20, 2019
Hiking
"Let flames shine across all of Germany in honor of Bismarck": This was the call of German students in 1898 after Bismarck's death. Columns and towers crowned with flame bowls were to be erected throughout the country in honor of the deceased. In Bochum, a committee was formed in 1908 to build a Bismarck Tower. From over 650 submitted tower designs, the design by the Breslau architect Albrecht Friebe, a student and collaborator of the renowned Hans Poelzig, was selected. Friebe's design was called "Riese" (Giant). The people of Bochum raised 100,000 marks for the construction.
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•Rapunzel
September 17, 2023
Hiking
The Bismarck Tower in Bochum, at 33 meters the tallest in North Rhine-Westphalia, offers an impressive panoramic view of the city and region: On clear days, the view extends north to the Haardt Mountains.
From April 7 to November 1, 2023, the Bismarck Tower is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
Admission is free.
From April 7 to November 1, 2023, the Bismarck Tower is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
Admission is free.
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•Geraldo Semifredi
February 26, 2021
Hiking
The 33 m high tower was built in 1908 in honor of Chancellor Bismarck, who died in 1898.
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Elevation 150 m
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