DUSSELDORF TWO TOWERS
Historic and Revolving Restaurant Views of the Rhine
Sometimes it is fate, sometimes planning which rejoins a city with beauty lost. In San Francisco, it took an earthquake to topple an old, ugly freeway, which blocked that cities connection with the Bay. In Dusseldorf, the building of a tunnel allowed the city to once again connect to Rhine River. Now, one of Europe’s most beautiful esplanades, the Rhine Embankment allows city residents and tourists alike to stroll along the river with its cruising and moving ships, catch sun in the summer 
and enjoy the cafés and bars. The embankment promenade links up the traditional old town (Altstadt) with the ultra-modern, MedianHafen, symbolized by the twisting sheen of the Frank Gehry architecture. And marking the points between the ends of the promenade are two view towers, one an historic remnant of a great palace castle now gone, and one a modern architectural wonder, born of the communications age.
The Schlossturm or Palace Tower in the heart of the old town edge of the riverside is the only remaining preserved part of the once sprawling and mighty castle of the Counts of Berg and the Dukes of Jülich-Kleve, who once ruled the lands surrounding Dusseldorf. The palace itself burned to the ground in a devastating fire in 1872. The remaining ruins of the former fortress were completely removed in 1878, but the untouched watch tower was left as a reminder. The Schloss Tower houses the shipping museum SchiffartMuseum of Dusseldorf. The museum, one of the oldest of its kind in Germany, exhibits model ships, illustrations and artifacts of 2,000 years of shipping history along the Rhine. On the top floor of the tower an intimate snack cafe offers views of the river while relaxing with a coffee and a pastry.
The Rhine Tower (Rheinturm) on the other end of the promenade is an amazing example of the telecommunications tower as observation platform. Many German cities built towers to place their broadcast antenna high above the ground and included am observation deck. The Rhine Tower of Dusseldorf is particularly impressive, especially for its place along the river which courses through the country. Rising 174 and one half meters, the tower features an observation deck with a snack bar and a revolving restaurant, the Top 180 Günnewig Rheinturm Restaurant. 
The restaurant rotates slowly around its own axis allowing the world to pass, almost imperceptibly as you enjoy gourmet cuisine and a selection of wines to soothing music and a constantly changing, breathtaking view of the sights of the city and the river. If a full dinner is too much, or out of the budget. The Bar & Lounge M168, on the Panorama Level below the restaurant is the highest bar in the city, and offers coffee in the daytime and cocktails in a hopping atmosphere after the sun sets beyond the distant horizon.
Visiting the Rhine Towers of Dusseldorf
The Schloss Tower is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 am to 6pm and is free. The Rhine Tower is open from 10am until midnight Sunday to Thursdays and until 1am, Friday and Saturday. Prices to take the elevator are: €4 for adults, €3.20 for Teenagers, €2.30 Children. Food and bar prices are separate. There is parking. © Bargain
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