Binocular telescope with an integrated laser rangefinder, consisting of: - separate first and second telescope tubes (1, 2), each with an eyepiece (3, 3') and a lens (4, 4') that can be focused, wherein - the telescope tubes (1, 2) are connected to one another by a folding bridge for setting the eye spacing in such a way that the telescope tubes (1, 2) can be folded apart, - the folding bridge contains an eyepiece-side hinge body (5, 6) and a lens-side hinge body (5, 6) which is separate therefrom such that, when the telescope tubes (1, 2) are folded apart, a free passage is created between the telescope tubes (1, 2) and the hinge bodies (5, 6), - the eyepiece-side hinge body contains a first hinge eye connected to the first telescope tube and a second hinge eye connected to the second telescope tube, which are connected to one another by a hinge shaft, on which a rotary knob is mounted for focusing the lenses (4, 4') arranged in the telescope tubes (1, 2), and wherein - the receiver of the laser rangefinder and an optoelectronic display element are arranged in the first telescope tube in a fixed arrangement with respect to the optical observation axis of the first telescope tube and, - with the transmission axis thereof, the transmitter of the laser rangefinder is arranged on the lens-side hinge body, parallel to the optical observation axis of the first telescope tube and flush with the hinge shaft in the eyepiece-side hinge body, for emitting a transmission beam parallel to the direction of the observation axis of the first telescope tube, and wherein - the lens-side hinge body has two first and second brackets (11, 12), which are each connected to the first and second telescope tubes (1, 2) and screwed to one another under an axially acting spring force such that they can rotate in opposite directions about an axis flush with the hinge shaft in the eyepiece-side hinge body, and wherein - the first bracket connected to the first telescope tube is arranged behind the second bracket connected to the second telescope tube in the observation direction and the transmitter of the laser rangefinder is arranged on the first bracket. - separate first and second telescope tubes (1, 2), each with an eyepiece (3, 3') and a lens (4, 4') that can be focused, wherein - the telescope tubes (1, 2) are connected to one another by a folding bridge for setting the eye spacing in such a way that the telescope tubes (1, 2) can be folded apart, - the folding bridge contains an eyepiece-side hinge body (5, 6) and a lens-side hinge body (5, 6) which is separate therefrom such that, when the telescope tubes (1, 2) are folded apart, a free passage is created between the telescope tubes (1, 2) and the hinge bodies (5, 6), - the eyepiece-side hinge body contains a first hinge eye connected to the first telescope tube and a second hinge eye connected to the second telescope tube, which are connected to one another by a hinge shaft, on which a rotary knob is mounted for focusing the lenses (4, 4') arranged in the telescope tubes (1, 2), and wherein - the receiver of the laser rangefinder and an optoelectronic display element are arranged in the first telescope tube in a fixed arrangement with respect to the optical observation axis of the first telescope tube and, - with the transmission axis thereof, the transmitter of the laser rangefinder is arranged on the lens-side hinge body, parallel to the optical observation axis of the first telescope tube and flush with the hinge shaft in the eyepiece-side hinge body, for emitting a transmission beam parallel to the direction of the observation axis of the first telescope tube, and wherein - the lens-side hinge body has two first and second brackets (11, 12), which are each connected to the first and second telescope tubes (1, 2) and screwed to one another under an axially acting spring force such that they can rotate in opposite directions about an axis flush with the hinge shaft in the eyepiece-side hinge body, and wherein - the first bracket connected to the first telescope tube is arranged behind the second bracket connected to the second telescope tube in the observation direction and the transmitter of the laser rangefinder is arranged on the first bracket.