Flatow Tower
Flatow Tower is a scenic viewpoint in Potsdam, Brandenburg. Flatow Tower is situated nearby to the residential building Matrosenhaus, as well as near the bridge Bismarckbrücke Park Babelsberg.- Opening hours: Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: observation tower in Potsdam-Babelsberg
- Also known as: “Flatowturm”
- Address: 12, Park Babelsberg, Babelsberg Nord, Potsdam, 14482
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Babelsberg Park and Babelsberg Palace.
Babelsberg Park
Park
Babelsberg Park is a 114 hectare park in the northeast of the city of Potsdam, bordering on the Tiefen See lake on the River Havel. The park was first designed by the landscape artist Peter Joseph Lenné and, after him, by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau and Karl Friedrich Schinkel, by order of the then-prince William I and his wife, Augusta. Babelsberg Park is situated 220 metres east of Flatow Tower.
Babelsberg Palace
Babelsberg Palace lies in the eponymous park and quarter of Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg, near Berlin. For over 50 years it was the summer residence of Prince William, later German Emperor William I and King of Prussia and his wife, Augusta of the House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empress and Queen of Prussia. Babelsberg Palace is situated 670 metres northeast of Flatow Tower.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zentrum Ost and Dutch Quarter.
Dutch Quarter
Locality
The Dutch Quarter is a neighborhood in Potsdam, Germany, consisting of 134 red Dutch brick buildings, almost all of which have been renovated. It was built from 1733 to 1740 and designed by Jan Bouman following the order of Frederick William I of Prussia, who invited talented Dutch craftsmen to settle there.
Flatow Tower
- Categories: observation tower, castle, building, tourism, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.40314° or 52° 24′ 11″ north
Longitude
13.08659° or 13° 5′ 12″ east
Inception
1856
Levels
5
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
Open location code
9F4MC33P+7J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Flatow Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Flatow Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Flatowturm”
- Russian: “Замок Флатовтурм”
- Russian: “Флатовтурм”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Matrosenhaus and Bismarckbrücke Park Babelsberg.
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