The Kaiser Tower (german: Kaiserturm) is an observation tower standing on the 478-metre-high hill of

Armeleuteberg The Armeleuteberg is a hill south of Wernigerode in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1902 the Kaiserturm, an observation tower, has stood on its summit. Between the Kaiserturm and the ''Försterplatz'' car park is ...

on the territory of the German town of Wernigerode. It was designed by the royal architect of the princes of Stolberg, Paul Kilburger, and financed and erected by a Wernigerode hotelier, Eduard Lührmann, between 29 May and 1 September 1902. The building stone came mainly from the Königsberg Quarry near Schierke. In 1992 the tower was thoroughly refurbished and made accessible again. There are views from the tower over the North Harz as far as the Brocken, the Büchenberg and the

Harburg Harburg may refer to: Places in Germany * Harburg (district), Lower Saxony * Harburg, Bavaria * Harburg, Hamburg, a borough of Hamburg ** Harburg (quarter), the former Hanoveran city of Harburg upon Elbe, now a quarter of Hamburg * Harburg-Wilhe ...

. There are also particularly clear views of Wernigerode Castle and the town itself.

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Buildings and structures completed in 1902 Observation towers in Saxony-Anhalt Wernigerode Buildings and structures in Harz (district) {{Harz-geo-stub