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White Tower

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Location: Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Volker + Fahrrad

July 15, 2025

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The White Tower is a gate tower of Nuremberg's second-to-last city fortification. The tower is a brick and sandstone block construction with a pointed-arch gate passage and evasion niches. It was probably built around 1250 and originally also served as a toll station. Together with the Laufer Schlagturm and the Schuldturm, it is one of the few surviving towers of its era in Nuremberg. The demolition planned after the transfer of the imperial city to Bavaria was prevented by the resistance of the Nuremberg citizens. Today, the tower houses the entrance to the subway station.

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Volker + Fahrrad

September 28, 2024

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It literally makes you tilt your head back when you stand in front of the tower. It's definitely worth seeing.

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Topsi

June 4, 2017

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The white tower dates from the middle of the 13th century and is a fortification of the penultimate city fortifications.

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Elevation 310 m

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Saturday 4 July

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70 %

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