Blumenthal Observation Tower

The observation tower Blumenthal is a built between 2003 and 2004 45 meter high observation tower northeast of Blumenthal, a district of the Holy Sepulchre in the Brandenburg Ostprignitz.

Inaugurated on September 18, 2004 observation tower Blumenthal is the tallest wooden observation tower in Germany and after the millennium tower in Magdeburg and not accessible to the public towers of the antenna measurement station in bridge and the radio tower gang book at Peiting the fourth highest wooden tower. The location in the Blumenthaler mountains at a height of around 97 meters above sea level. The tower has 36.4 meters in height, a viewing platform, which is accessible via 187 steps. The weight of the structure is 210 tons. The situation report in fire prevention in 2005 of the county Prignitz proposes to install on the observation tower, a special camera for forest fire prevention.