Anatomy Tower (Regensburg)

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Anatomy
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Anatomy tower upper floors

The anatomy tower as the city wall tower of the Danube-side city wall was part of the medieval city ​​fortifications of Regensburg , which were built between 1280 and 1320. The tower stands between preserved sections of the city wall in the northwest corner of the park of the Royal Villa on the Donaulände on the southern bank of the Danube.

history

The anatomy tower , which was built as a fortified tower (XVI) and later referred to as the powder tower , was one of 23 towers of the medieval city wall of Regensburg. It was built using quarry stone technology with corner blocks as a four-story tower with a barrel vault on the ground floor. The openings for the former battlement were on the first floor. The eastern opening now serves as access to the tower. Today the anatomy tower is next to the Aegidien Tower near the Aegidienplatz one of two wall towers that have been preserved apart from the two gate towers Ostenturm and Prebrunnturm . After the completion of the construction of the royal villa and the associated park in 1855, the tower was placed in the park of the villa and thus came into the catchment area of ​​this neo-Gothic building. Therefore the tower was reshaped in a neo-Gothic style and lost the old pyramid roof, which was replaced by a crenellated wreath. The former lavatory was also replaced by a neo-Gothic balcony.

The older name Pulverturm goes back to a powder mill , which was anchored floating in the Danube near the tower and was operated there. The powder produced was then stored in the tower. The younger name Anatomieturm was only used after 1739, after the wall tower had been made available to the Regensburg doctors to set up a Theatrum Anatomicum there. Up until 1812, sections and anatomical examinations were carried out in a less comfortable anatomy room in the tower. After this phase of use, the tower was again used to store powder and was called the military powder tower.

Others

The tower is only accessible to the public as part of special tours.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Bauer: Regensburg - Art, Culture and Everyday History . 6th edition. MZ-Buchverlag in H. Gietl Verlag & Publication Service GmbH, Regenstauf 2014, ISBN 978-3-86646-300-4 , p. 546 f .
  2. ^ Karl Bauer: Regensburg - Art, Culture and Everyday History . 6th edition. MZ-Buchverlag in H. Gietl Verlag & Publication Service GmbH, Regenstauf 2014, ISBN 978-3-86646-300-4 , p. 906 f .

Coordinates: 49 ° 1 ′ 10.1 ″  N , 12 ° 6 ′ 25.6 ″  E