For 140 years, the 18 meter high brick tower, which stands in the shadow of the TV tower, has been stretching upwards in Wachwitz. In summer it is hidden by …

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Frank_H

September 23, 2023

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Former observation tower, which belonged to the lower Johannisbad.

The painters Curt Rothe and Erhard Benscheck lived in the Johannisturm.

It is currently a residential building in the immediate vicinity of the television tower and is located on the hiking trail from the television tower to the Elbe.

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Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG

August 1, 2024

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The Johannesturm was built in 1876 as an observation tower and once formed a shared excursion site with the "Johannesbad" (an inn that was developed from a grinding and cutting mill with a gondola pond below the hill). Since 1939, both have been privately owned and inhabited.

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Elevation 220 m

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Sunday 15 February

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