Every Bismarck tower was also intended as a beacon.
Not so well known is the Bismarck tower in the west of Memmingen.
While the obelisk has since been destroyed, the Bismarck tower still exists, albeit in ruins.
The Bismarck Tower was officially opened exactly one year later on 18 October 1904.
Increasingly, Bismarck towers were built in a medieval style instead of the conventional busts or statues.
A total of 240 Bismarck towers were built as observation towers and beacons.
The world's first Bismarck Tower can be found in Janówek.
The Hamburg memorial is the largest and probably the best-known of these Bismarck towers.
His greatest success came in 1902 with the commission for a Bismarck tower in the center of Hamburg.
Firing facilities were installed on 167 Bismarck towers.
