Seeparkturm
Seeparkturm rises fifteen metres above a small hill beside the northern shore of Flückigersee in Freiburg im Breisgau. This wooden observation tower stands within Freiburg’s leafy Seepark. From its elevated position, you can look across the park and city towards the Black Forest, Kaiserstuhl, and Vosges. Clear days extend that panorama towards the distant Vosges mountains.
Architects Heinz Hilmer and Christoph Sattler designed the fifteen-metre structure for the 1986 State Garden Show. An arson attack nearly destroyed it in June 2003. Old structural drawings, photographs, and memories guided architect Richard Kramer and the Gampp carpentry firm through reconstruction. The rebuilt tower reopened in June 2004. The reconstruction cost 200,000 euros despite the loss of the original plans.
Structural decay and vandalism later created safety concerns around the tower. Those problems brought a temporary closure in 2017, before the lookout reopened for visitors. In winter, the hill becomes a sledding spot for Freiburg children.
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