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Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Pulverturm (Powder Tower) Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Pulverturm (Powder Tower) Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Pulverturm (Powder Tower) Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Location: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Landkreis Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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2. Tower Trail along the city wall – Die Tauber bei Rothenburg loop from Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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3. Klingentorbastei in Rothenburg – Topplerhaus loop from Detwang

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Heinz

May 29, 2017

The tower is part of the city wall and was previously used to store gunpowder. On a tour along the battlements you can walk around the city almost completely.

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Eleion

May 28, 2017

As its name suggests, the tower built around 1408 was used to store gunpowder and is one of the three towers of the northern flank.

Using the example of the Powder Tower, a frequently practiced construction method of medieval buildings of this type can very well be explained: for the sake of simplicity and probably also for economic reasons, the towers were left open to the city side.

Later, these were then bricked up for fire protection and stability reasons, or at least clad with wood.

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Jörg

January 9, 2018

The Powder Tower is one of three towers that secure the city wall between Klingentor and Kummereck. The tower was previously called the Fürbringerturm.

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Location: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Landkreis Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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