Napoleonsturm Dessau

Napoleonsturm Dessau


Dessau, Germany (DE)
Prince Leopold III. Friedrich Franz had his builder Carlo Ignazio Pozzi in between 1809 and 1812 an artificial hill, which was built of fieldstone, build a tomb for himself. This classical building was initially called the Tower of the Winds in Athens as a model and was a tower of eight winds, but was popularly against the will of the prince quickly the name Napoleon storm. Until around 1860, a bust of Napoleon is said to have stood in the entrance of the tower.
Prince Leopold III. Friedrich Franz had his builder Carlo Ignazio Pozzi in between 1809 and 1812 an artificial hill, which was built of fieldstone, build a tomb for himself. This classical building was initially called the Tower of the Winds in Athens as a model and was a tower of eight winds, but was popularly against the will of the prince quickly the name Napoleon storm. Until around 1860, a bust of Napoleon is said to have stood in the entrance of the tower.
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