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Unteres Tor Clock Tower

Unteres Tor Clock Tower

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Unteres Tor Clock Tower

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Location: Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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July 16, 2025

The Lower Gate was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century. No further details about its builder or the date are available.

Dendrochronological examinations date the oak trunks above the first floor to the autumn or winter of 1436. This provides an indication of the construction period of the final gate structure.

In its original form, the tower, with its square base and octagonal spire, can be seen in the cityscape in the "Mirror of Honor of the Arch-House of Austria." It already bears the name "Das under Thor" (The Lower Gate).

The tower keepers and their families once lived in the tower keepers' room. The fifth and sixth floors served as both work and living quarters. The tower keepers were also a music teacher. To supplement his meager wages, he gave music lessons to students of the neighboring Piarist College. On clear nights, the Piarists are said to have studied astronomy in the top tower room.

In 1817, the Lower Gate received its first clock. The mechanism originally came from the old town hall (demolished in 1809) and displayed the hours and zodiac signs on a large dial, the quarter hours on a smaller one, and the moon phases in between.
Source: altstadtfreunde-guenzburg.de

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1. Women's Lane, Günzburg – Danube Bridge Leipheim loop from Denzingen

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