The Thick Tower is said to have been built in the 13th century as part of the fortifications of Zerbst Castle. From 1432 the defensive tower was used as a bell tower for the nearby court church of St. Bartholomäi. In 1565, the tower was given a bell storey with pointed arched sound windows in the Renaissance style. The builder is said to have been Ludwig Binder. In 1701, a bookstore was set up in the lower vault of the Thick Tower by a publisher and bookseller Gottfried Zimmermann. This was operated for more than 100 years until 1812.

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The building has a square floor plan of about 11 by 11 meters. The eaves height is about 21.5 meters.[2] The tower is built of quarry stone in the Gothic …

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Location: Zerbst/Anhalt, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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