Kaiser Friedrich Tower

From 1887 to 1888, the tower planned by the architects Anton Louis and Johann Doll was built. Originally, it was supposed to be a wooden tower to be erected on the western part of the Rochusberg, the so-called Scharlachkopf. However, the money was initially lacking. After the death of the long-serving mayor of Bingen, Eberhard Soherr, the idea could then be realized. He had stipulated in his will that 10,000 marks should be spent on the construction of a massive tower made of basalt lava and sandstone. The name Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm goes back to Kaiser Friedrich III, also known as the 99 Days Emperor. His reign lasted only three months in the Three Emperors Year of 1888. It was probably at this time that the tower was completed and named after the reigning emperor.

From 1887 to 1888, the tower planned by the architects Anton Louis and Johann Doll was built. Originally, it was supposed to be a wooden tower to be erected on the western part of the Rochusberg, the so-called Scharlachkopf. However, the money was initially lacking. After the death of the long-serving mayor of Bingen, Eberhard Soherr, the idea could then be realized. He had stipulated in his will that 10,000 marks should be spent on the construction of a massive tower made of basalt lava and sandstone. The name Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm goes back to Kaiser Friedrich III, also known as the 99 Days Emperor. His reign lasted only three months in the Three Emperors Year of 1888. It was probably at this time that the tower was completed and named after the reigning emperor.