Kaiser Friedrich Tower

The tower, designed by architects Anton Louis and Johann Doll, was built between 1887 and 1888. Originally, it was intended to be a wooden tower to be erected on the western part of the Rochusberg, known as Scharlachkopf. However, funding was initially lacking. After the death of the long-serving mayor of Bingen, Eberhard Soherr, the idea could finally be realized. He had stipulated in his will that 10,000 marks should be allocated for the construction of a solid tower made of basalt lava and sandstone. The name Kaiser Friedrich Tower refers 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, 1888. It is believed that the tower was completed around this time and named after the reigning emperor.