Photo credit: New Fire Tower in Reusel, The Netherlands The tower is built in the shape of a seven and integrated into the environment. It offers visitors a magnificent view over one of the last raised bogs in Europe. This 18 meter high observation tower was opened in the Fochteloërveen, The Netherlands, in 2000. Photo credit: Watchtower in Fochteloërveen, The Netherlands The tower is 16.5 meters tall with a viewing platform at the top that can be rotated. The Air Watchtower 7T1 in Winschoten, The Netherlands, was built in 1954 to look out for Russian airplanes during the Cold War. Photo credit: Air Watchtower 7T1, Winschoten

It takes its name from the Z-shaped design that resembles a lightning bolt. The Lightning is an observation tower that stands alongside the cycle path between Breda and Etten-Leur, in The Netherlands. Photo credit: museumtoeren.be The Lightning in Breda, The Netherlands Their stories, and those of other migrants, past and present, seeking to try their luck elsewhere, are told at the Red Star Line Museum at the shipping company’s former premises next to the Rijnkaai, where the ships used to dock. Photo credit: René Voorburg/Flickr Observation Towers at Red Star Line Museum, Antwerpīetween 18, the ocean liners of the Red Star Line shipping company carried some 2.6 million fortune-hunters, businessmen and wealthy travellers from Europe, via Antwerp, Belgium, to the ‘promised land’ of America. Once at the top of this architectural gem, the reward is a magnificent view over the Veluwe, a huge forested region and a nature reserve. Climbing the tower is an adventure in itself through the ever-changing perspective, nesting boxes and a gallery with a spectacular free-hanging cage. The Bostoren is a 40 meter high watchtower located at Schovenhorst Estate, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. Photo credit: Carl030nl/Panoramio The Bostoren in Schovenhorst Estate, The Netherlands The tower consist of a spiraling walkway that takes visitors through a slender tower and subsequently lead them back to ground level. Observatorium is located in ‘Sculpture Park Leidsche Rijn’ in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Photo credit: Cafezinho/Wikimedia Observatorium in Utrecht, The Netherlands The structure is covered by a specially made mesh of stainless steel interwoven with LED lights that come to life at night. This 36 meter high, accessible steel sculpture, built on a brown coal dump, resembles in its form a primitive robot.

The Indemann observation tower is located at Lucherberg in the municipality of Inden in Germany. Photo credit: Arnis Kleinbergs Der Indenmann in Lucherberg, Germany Twelve balconies capable of accommodating one or two individuals cantilever outside the rectangular faces, allowing a sweeping vista of the landscape. Designed by Lativan architect ARHIS, visitors enter the construct through a discreet stair and continue climbing towards the pinnacle deck positioned at a height of 33.5 meters. The 38-meter tall structure is enclosed with an open-air cage allowing screened views of the encompassing nature reserve. “The Observation Tower in Jurmala” is located within the Dzintaru Park in Jurmala, Latvia.

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