Flatowturm
Flatowturm rises 46 metres above Babelsberg Park in Potsdam, Germany, with a round observation tower and a castle-like house. Heinrich Strack designed the neo-Gothic structure between 1853 and 1856, drawing inspiration from Frankfurt’s medieval Eschenheimer Tor. Four small turrets crown the tower, while a battlement-like viewing path circles its upper levels.
Prince Wilhelm, later Emperor Wilhelm I, commissioned the building after a windmill burned down in 1848. The Flatow estate in West Prussia funded its construction, and the building served as a lookout, guest apartment and storage place for Wilhelm and Augusta’s art and historical artefacts. A star-shaped moat surrounds the structure, although its original drawbridge has disappeared. War damage, post-war looting and vandalism preceded restoration completed in 1986.
Inside, you can see original spaces including the former pump room and study. From the observation levels, Babelsberg Park spreads below you, with views reaching towards the Belvedere on Pfingstberg and the Marble Palace in the New Garden.
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