Hochzeitsturm - Wedding tower at Mathildenhöhe by robertbaum
The 48 metre high Wedding Tower is the city's landmark (and basis of its logo) and certainly one of the most prominent buildings of Art Nouveau architecture. It was erected to commemorate the espousal of the Grand Duke of Hesse Ernest Louis with the Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich following plans by the Austrian architect Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867-1908) and was finished in 1908. Olbrich was appointed by the Grand Duke to the Artists's Colony in 1899.
The idea for the top that reminds of a hand was initiated by the Grand Duke himself and coined the name to be "five fingers tower".
Also the official name Wedding Tower is animated by the fact, that people can actually marry in the tower - in the former two rooms of the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess.
An observation deck is located on the top floor.
Opening hours:
March - October, Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00 - 18:00
Entrance fee 1,50 ? (reduced 0,50 ?)
