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Pulverturm (Powder Tower) Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Pulverturm (Powder Tower) Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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

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    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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      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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        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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