The last few steps to the tower of the townhall and other Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany Warning Or Danger Tips

The last few steps to the tower of

the townhall

The tower of the townhall offers a great view over the medieval centre of Rothenburg and its famous townwall that looks still almost the same as hundred of years ago... You may climb up plenty of regular steps untill you get to the very end, where you have to pay in order to take a look outside.
The last few steps to the tower of the townhall are almost impossible to climb, as the last half meter you have no steps any more and have to get on your knees and do some tricks to get on the tiny panorama-platform.
To climb up the tower is NO good idea
for small children and non-sportive persons !!
You cannot see anything there, except you climb outside !!

When you click on my picture, taken by my fish-eye-lense, you may see the cashier and the dangerous steps.

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Warnings Or Dangers: Just a tiny platform to look around

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Written by globetrott

on Apr 26, 2005

the tiny platform on top of the

townhall-tower

Click on my picture and take a look at this small platform, where 2 people may not pass by each other, because it is just half a meter wide.
In other places such a dangerous combination of a platform and terrible stair-case would NEVER have a chance to be open to the public.
I saw plenty of people turning around, when they saw the final steps or simply could not find out how to get outside without having any steps for the last half meter.

Don't ask ME, how I have managed to get there....
maybe simply by VT-addiction ;-))

On my picture : The panorama-view with Herrgasse and Franziskaner Kirche and Burg-Tor in the back.

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Warnings Or Dangers: do not expect an easy retreat !

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Written by globetrott

on Apr 26, 2005

the tiny space for your retreat

from the tower

On your way back from the panorama-platform of the tower, make sure, nobody is around, watching you. Of course you may sit down on the last step, put one foot on the trunk on the right, but then you have to get hold of the 1st of the steps, without beeing able to see anything. All of the wooden steps are slippery and not really deep enough to be un-dangerous, when you walk back.
Each of the sides of this triangle is just about 80 cm wide, and for people beeing not really slim and sporty and well-trained....
...it is a waste of time to get up there !!!

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Warnings Or Dangers: Be careful, when parking on Schrannenplatz !!

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Written by globetrott

on Apr 28, 2005

be careful, when parking your car !