So this part of my tales from Denmark is about something a little different, than last episode (be sure to read my other posts, you can find a link at the end of this post). This time I'll be talking a little about my great great grandfather, or to be more precise, a project he participated in. Back in 1929 a bridge named Little Belt Bridge was build between the island Funen and Jutland. It was build mostly out of steel. The spare steel from the bridge where a couple of years later used in a project named "the Odintower", which my great great grandfather worked on, as an electrician.
The tower was 175 meters tall (581ft) and was build back in 1934-1935. It was the second tallest tower in europe, only the Eiffeltower was taller.
The tower was quickly seen as a symbol of source of pride to both Odense (the city it was build in) and the entire island Funen. It was said that you could see the entire island from its observation platforms - meaning visitors could see beyond 50 km (31 miles). It took around 30 tons of steel and 2700 tons of concrete to build.
The tower stood for around 10 years, proud and tall in Odense. The towers mainfunction was tourism, and it had two platforms. The first at around 70 meters (230 ft). This platform had a restaurant, with an amazing view.
The second platform was located at 140 meters (460ft) above the ground. Obviously this platform served an even better view. From this platform a spiralformed staircase led to a bar named the Conch bar. Tables were located at each step, leading to the top.
The 14th december, 1944 was the last day of the Odintowers life. At around 6am in the morning it was bombed and destroyed by a danish nazi saboteurs, as a revenge to the many saboteurs that had happened to the nazi army that had occupied Denmark at the time.
Besides memories and some old pictures, not much. Today there stands a 12 meter tall tower as a memory to the original Odintower. It was until just recently I got to know about the tower, so I thought it would be a funny little story to bring you guys.
I got a few more pictures I'll post down below. All pictures are from my grandmothers, so I have no actual source to link.
It's time to wrap the third part of my series "The country in the north". If there is something you would like me to bring in the next "episode", whatever it may be, related to Denmark and its people, feel free to throw it in the comments below!
Thank you very much for reading along!
