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Luitpold Tower
The Luitpold Tower (german: Luitpoldturm or ''Luitpoldsturm'') was erected in 1909 on the summit of one of the highest hills in the Palatine Forest, the 610-metre-high Weißenberg as an observation tower. It is made of bunter sandstone. History and construction The idea of building a tower was conceived on 29 May 1895 at the general assembly of the Gräfenstein Conservation Society (''Gräfensteiner Verschönerungsverein''), a group that forestry assessor August Zwissler from Leimen had founded in 1893. It was decided to build a viewing tower on the Weißenberg costing an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 gold marks. The necessary funding would be raised by society member Martin Jäger, a well known local poet who went under the pseudonym, Fritz Claus. Thanks to his support for the tower he was able to win the Palatine Forest Club, founded in 1902 in Ludwigshafen, to his cause. The leadership of the PWV took over the coordination of the project, had the plans produced by architect L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luitpoldturm
The Luitpold Tower (german: Luitpoldturm or ''Luitpoldsturm'') was erected in 1909 on the summit of one of the highest hills in the Palatine Forest, the 610-metre-high Weißenberg (Palatinate), Weißenberg as an observation tower. It is made of bunter sandstone. History and construction The idea of building a tower was conceived on 29 May 1895 at the general assembly of the Gräfenstein Conservation Society (''Gräfensteiner Verschönerungsverein''), a group that forestry assessor August Zwissler from Leimen (Palatinate), Leimen had founded in 1893. It was decided to build a viewing tower on the Weißenberg costing an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 German gold mark, gold marks. The necessary funding would be raised by society member Martin Jäger, a well known local poet who went under the pseudonym, Fritz Claus. Thanks to his support for the tower he was able to win the Palatine Forest Club, founded in 1902 in Ludwigshafen, to his cause. The leadership of the PWV took over the coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
