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Kaiser Friedrich-Turm
Rosengartenstraße, 55411 Bingen am Rhein
From 1887 to 1888, the tower designed by architects Anton Louis and Johann Doll was built. Originally, it was to be a wooden tower, which was planned to be constructed on the western part of the Rochusberg, the so-called Scharlachkopf. However, the funding was initially lacking. After the death of longtime Bingen mayor Eberhard Soherr, the idea could be realized. He had stipulated in his will that 10,000 marks should be spent on the construction of a solid tower made of basalt lava and sandstone. The name Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm goes back to Kaiser-Friedrich III, also known as the 99-day emperor, as his reign lasted only three months in the year of the three emperors in 1888. The tower was probably completed at that time and named after the reigning emperor.
