Belvédère tower
The Tour du Belvédère is a 20-metre-tall observation tower located on Belvédère mountain near Mulhouse in Alsace, France. Tour du Belvédère was designed by Ph. Ant. Fauler, built in 1898 and is reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower.Photo: Shadow, Public domain.
- Type: Tower
- Description: observation tower near Mulhouse, Alsace, France
- Also known as: “Belvedere tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mulhouse Zoological and Botanical Park and Mulhouse-Ville station.
Mulhouse Zoological and Botanical Park
Zoo
Photo: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mulhouse Zoological and Botanical Park is a French zoological park located in the Grand Est region in the departement of Haut-Rhin, in the southeast of the city of Mulhouse, district of Rebberg. Mulhouse Zoological and Botanical Park is situated 790 metres northeast of Belvédère tower.
Mulhouse-Ville station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gare de Mulhouse-Ville, also known as Gare Centrale, is the main railway station in the city of Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France. It is the eastern terminus of the Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railway. Mulhouse-Ville station is situated 1½ km north of Belvédère tower.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse is a municipal art museum in Mulhouse, France. It originated with the Société industrielle de Mulhouse, a learned society established in 1826 by local industrialists such as Dollfus, Koechlin, and Schlumberger, which had begun collecting artworks in 1831, and was founded in 1864 by Frédéric Engel-Dollfus. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse is situated 2 km north of Belvédère tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfastatt and Illzach.
Pfastatt
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pfastatt is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation. Pfastatt is situated 5 km northwest of Belvédère tower.
Illzach
Town
Photo: Jorune, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Illzach, in Alsatian Ìllzig is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is located in the north side of the Mulhouse metropolitan area, and forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for that area. Illzach is situated 6 km north of Belvédère tower.
Kingersheim
Town
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingersheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department, Grand Est, northeastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation. Kingersheim is situated 7 km north of Belvédère tower.
Belvédère tower
- Categories: observation tower and building
- Location: Mulhouse, Arrondissement of Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, Grand Est, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.72922° or 47° 43′ 45″ northLongitude
7.34372° or 7° 20′ 37″ eastHeight
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8FV9P8HV+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 199098595OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q2446494
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Belvédère tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “美景塔”
- French: “Tour du Belvedere”
- French: “tour du Belvédère”
- French: “Tour du belvédère”
- French: “Tour du Belvédère”
- German: “Tour du Belvédère”
- Japanese: “ベルベデール塔”
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