#Lookout tower #Magdeburg #1926
Albin Camillo "Albinmüller" Müller
Heinrich-Heine-Platz
39114
Magdeburg,
Germany
Public transport: Stadthalle / Planckstraße
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: Lookout tower
Description
The reinforced concrete tower is 60 metres high. In addition to the usual window formats, glass blocks were also installed vertically as a long line (pilaster strip). The tower is crowned by a glass top that housed a restaurant. All glass elements of the tower were used for illumination at night, making the tower to become a new landmark of the city.The restaurant was clad in alabaster by Albinmüller. The restaurant area was to small, making it not possible to operate it economically.
Albinmüller's close connection to Darmstadt leads to the assumption that he took the Wedding Tower from 1907/08 as a model for Magdeburg.
Description
The reinforced concrete tower is 60 metres high. In addition to the usual window formats, glass blocks were also installed vertically as a long line (pilaster strip). The tower is crowned by a glass top that housed a restaurant. All glass elements of the tower were used for illumination at night, making the tower to become a new landmark of the city.The restaurant was clad in alabaster by Albinmüller. The restaurant area was to small, making it not possible to operate it economically.
Albinmüller's close connection to Darmstadt leads to the assumption that he took the Wedding Tower from 1907/08 as a model for Magdeburg.
History
The main architect for a exhibition ground that housed the German Theatre Exhibition in Magdeburg became Albin Müller. Only the lookout tower, two light steles and the Horse gate remained, the exhibition halls were demolished.
The tower was called "Lookout tower in the Rotehorn Park" until 2012. The name was changed to "Albinmüller Tower" in honour of the architect.
History
The main architect for a exhibition ground that housed the German Theatre Exhibition in Magdeburg became Albin Müller. Only the lookout tower, two light steles and the Horse gate remained, the exhibition halls were demolished.
The tower was called "Lookout tower in the Rotehorn Park" until 2012. The name was changed to "Albinmüller Tower" in honour of the architect.
