Grunewald Tower

In 1897 Teltow, a rural district of the Province of Brandenburg, mandated the construction of a memorial tower to mark the 100th birthday of the German Emperor Wilhelm I (d.

[2] Elizabeth of Wied, queen consort of Romania, visited the top of the tower in March 1916, during World War I.

In 1948, following World War II, the tower was renamed Grunewaldturm,[1] after the surrounding forest, near the Havel River.

[4] The tower, built in Brick Gothic Revival style and designed by Franz Schwechten, stands 55 m (180 ft) high and is located on the 79 m (259 ft) high Karlsberg hill of the Teltow plateau on the eastern shore of the Havel.

[5] 204 steps lead to a platform offering a panoramic view over the Havelland region and the Grunewald forest.