page_title: Observation tower
section_title: Notable observation towers
hierarchical_section_title: Observation tower / Notable observation towers
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Ostansicht der Jubiläumswarte auf dem 449 Meter hohen Gallitzinberg im 16. Wiener Gemeindebezirk Ottakring.Die 31 m hohe Jubiläumswarte wurde anstelle einer baufälligen eisernen Warte (Abriss 1952) nach Pläne von Hermann Kutschera von der Gemeinde Wien errichtete und am 7. September 1956 eröffnet. Die Benennung wurde von der ursprünglichen Warte übernommen und diese bezog sich auf das 50-jährige Regierungsjubiläum von Kaiser Franz Joseph I.
context_page_description: An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct the long distance observations. They are usually at least 20 metres tall and made from stone, iron, and wood. Many modern towers are also used as TV towers, restaurants, or churches. The towers first appeared in the ancient world, as long ago as the Babylonian Empire.
  Observation towers that are used as guard posts or observation posts over an extended period to overlook an area are commonly called watchtowers instead.
caption: Jubiläumswarte on Gallitzinberg
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