Donkey storm
Eselsturm is the name of the northeast tower of Regensburg Cathedral , which was one of the church towers of the Romanesque predecessor building. It was then and still is used to transport building materials to the upper areas of the cathedral.
etymology
The name donkey stood for a freight elevator . The later ignorance of this connection probably led to the invention of the term donkey staircase in the specialist literature of the 19th century. The name is derived from explanations that should justify the name donkey storm. The tower in Regensburg, like the donkey towers on the domes in Speyer and Worms, has a stepless spiral staircase. The claim that this was intended for donkeys carrying loads is incorrect. The dimensions are far too small for such a purpose. On the other hand, neither the name donkey staircase nor a similar designation is known for this type of staircase, which was certainly used by carrying and draft animals.
literature
- Roswitha Beyer: Eselsturm , in: Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte , Vol. 6, 1968, Col. 23 f.
- Achim Hubel, Manfred Schuller: The Regensburg Cathedral . Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7954-1977-6 .
- Peter Morsbach (Ed.): The Regensburg Cathedral: excavation, restoration, research. Exhibition catalog. 2., verb. Edition. Fast u. Steiner, Munich a. Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7954-0649-8 .
- Joseph Rudolf Schuegraf: History of the cathedral of Regensburg and the buildings belonging to it. Ed. Historical Association for Upper Palatinate and Regensburg. Manz, Regensburg 1848.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roswitha Beyer: Eselstreppe , in: Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte , Vol. 6, 1968, Col. 21 f.
Coordinates: 49 ° 1 '10.2 " N , 12 ° 5' 53.5" E