{{Infobox building |name = Atzelberg Tower |native_name = Atzelbergturm |native_name_lang = de |image = 250px |caption = The wooden '''''Atzelberg Tower''''' on the summit of Atzelberg. |status = Destroyed |construction_start_date = 1980 |completion_date = 1980 |opening_date = 1980 |demolished_date = 5 August 2008 |location = Kelkheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, {{flag|Germany}} |coordinates = {{coord|50.173737|8.386642|display=inline,title}} |pushpin_map = Germany |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |top_floor = {{convert|30.39|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |roof = {{convert|31|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |floor_count = 6 |building_type = Lattice observation tower |references = <ref name="kugel"/><ref name="frankfurt"/><ref name="structurae"/> }}
'''Atzelberg Tower''' ({{langx|de|'''Atzelbergturm'''}}), also known as '''Atzelberg Observation Tower''' for long, was a {{convert|30.39|m|ft|abbr=on|adj=mid|-high}} German wooden lattice observation tower that was located on the summit of the {{convert|506.7|m|ft|abbr=on|adj=mid|-high}} mountain of Atzelberg.<ref name="frankfurt">{{cite web|title=Atzelberg {{!}} Frankfurt 360° - swivelling city views|url=http://www.frankfurt360.de/65817ab/index-e.htm|publisher=Frankfurt360.de|accessdate=12 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822091700/http://www.frankfurt360.de/65817ab/index-e.htm|archive-date=2012-08-22|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="structurae">{{cite web|title=Atzelberg Tower (Kelkheim (Taunus), 1980) {{!}} Structurae|url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0028416|publisher=Structurae.de|accessdate=12 November 2012}}</ref> The Atzelberg Tower had a floor count of 6 floors including both the ground floor and the top. The Atzelberg Tower's top floor measured {{convert|30.39|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The tower also had a roof which measured {{convert|31|m|ft|abbr=on}} from the ground.<ref name="frankfurt"/><ref name="structurae"/> The observation tower's top floor can only be reached through its 150-stepped staircases.<ref name="frankfurt"/> The tower was used from the year of its construction, 1980, until 5 August 2008, when it was ravaged by fire that was caused by arson, as an observation tower on the top of the Atzelberg, which provided viewers and/or observers a good view of the surrounding areas.<ref name="kugel">{{cite web|last=Haindl|first=Gabi|title=Kugelblick.de >> Atzelberg - December 2006 and August 2008 >> wwp0612|url=http://kugelblick.de/panos/wwp0612/5400-5440_en.html|publisher=Kugelblick.de|accessdate=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="frankfurt"/><ref name="structurae"/>
==History==
The Atzelberg Tower's construction was commenced in 1980, finishing the construction in the same year. The tower was then destroyed 28 years later, specifically, on 5 August 2008, by fire that was caused by arson, since the number of criminals and vandals that year also rose.<ref name="kugel"/><ref name="frankfurt"/><ref name="structurae"/>
==Geography==
The Atzelberg Tower was situated on the summit of the {{convert|506.7|m|ft|abbr=on|adj=mid|-high}} mountain, Atzelberg, which in turn is located in the town of Kelkheim, in the kreis (district) of Main-Taunus, in the state of Hesse, in Germany.<ref name="frankfurt"/><ref name="structurae"/>
==Gallery== ''<small>Click on the thumbnail to enlarge.</small>''
<gallery class="center"> File:Atzelbergturm 2006 01.JPG|The '''''Atzelberg Tower'''''. File:Atzelbergturm001.jpg|The '''''Atzelberg Tower''''' (background) and the forest (foreground) that surrounds it. File:Atzelbergturm003a.jpg|A note on a billboard at the foot of the '''''Atzelberg Tower'''''. File:Atzelbergturm 2006 02.JPG|Full front view of the '''''Atzelberg Tower''''' show its 150-stepped staircases. File:AtzelbergturmNachFeuer.jpg|The '''''Atzelberg Tower''''' as a whole after the fire. </gallery>
==See also==
*Lattice tower *List of tallest towers in the world *Kelkheim *Atzelberg
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Atzelbergturm|Atzelberg Tower}} *[http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0028416 Atzelberg Tower (Kelkheim (Taunus),1980) | Structurae] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120822091700/http://www.frankfurt360.de/65817ab/index-e.htm Atzelberg | Frankfurt 360° - swivelling city views] *[http://kugelblick.de/panos/wwp0612/5400-5440_en.html Kugelblick.de >> Atzelberg - December 2006 and August 2008 >> wwp0612]
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Category:Towers completed in 1980 Category:Observation towers in Hesse Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2008