Golden foot
The Golden Foot ( Estonian Kuldjala torn ) is a defense tower of the Reval city fortifications in the Estonian capital Tallinn (Reval).
location
It is located on the northwest side of the old town of Reval, south of the Place of the Towers . Adjacent defense towers are the Badstubenturm in the south and the tower behind the Süstern in the north.
Architecture and history
At the place of the golden foot there was initially a fortified tower built after 1370 with a square floor plan . It was demolished in the 15th century and today, in a horseshoe shape built tower replaced. The tower was later modified. The current tower has a height of 22.5 meters with a diameter of about 10 meters.
During excavations between 1958 and 1960 under the direction of Villem Raam , the square foundation of the previous building was found. The listed tower was restored in 1964.
literature
- Purely sable: Tallinna keskaegsed kindlustused. "Valgus" , Tallinn 1980, OCLC 7734204 (Estonian; summary in German: Tallinn Medieval City Fortifications, and Russian).
- Voldemar Vaga: The medieval city fortifications of Tallinn. One comment on Rein Zobel, Tallinna keskaegsed kindlustused. In: Forn Vännen . Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research . 80th volume , 1985, ISSN 0015-7813 , pp. 289-295 ( PDF; 1.7 MB ).
Web links
- Kuldjala torn. Nunnadetagune torn. Restaureerimine 1964. In:register.muinas.ee(entry in the Estonian register of monuments, no. 6014)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ragnar Nurk: A view of Reval (Tallinn) and its fortifications. Translation from Estonian by Marju and Olaf Mertelsmann. In: Baltic Journal of Art History. Vol. 6 (2013), ISSN 1736-8812 , pp. 47-68, here p. 60 ( PDF; 513 kB ; abstract / summary (English): doi : 10.12697 / BJAH.2013.6.02 ; on Karl's city views (Carl) Ferdinand von Kügelgen , especially “A View of Reval from the Patkul Stairs”, oil painting, approx. 1830–1831, Estonian Art Museum).
Gate at Long Toompea (Pika jala väravatorn) | Tower behind the Süstern (Seegitagune torn) | Tower behind the bathing room (Saunatagune torn) | Süstern Gate (Nunnavärav) | Süsternturm (Nunnatorn) | Küsterturm (Kloostrivärav) | Badstubenturm (Saunatorn) | Golden foot (Kuldjala torn) | Tower behind the Süsternkloster (Nunnadetagune torn) | Loewenschede Tower (Loewenschede torn) | Lippe Tower (Lippe torn) | Reeperbahnturm (Köismäe torn) | Plate torn | Epping Tower (Eppingi torn) | Tower behind Grusbeke (Grusbeke-tagune torn) | Rentenscher Turm (Renteni torn) | Tower behind Wulfard (Wulfardi-tagune torn) | Great Beach Gate (Suur Rannavärav) and Big Margaret (Paks Margareeta) | Stolting Tower (Stoltingi torn) | Tower eighth Hattorpe (Hattorpe-tagune torn) | Tower behind the Russian Church | Small beach gate (Väike Rannavärav) | Bremerturm (Bremeni torn) | Tower behind the monastery (Munkadetagune torn) | Hellemann Tower (Hellemani torn) | Clay gate (Viru värav) | Hinkenturm (Hinke torn) | Devil's Tower (Düvelsmoderi torn / Kuradiema torn) | Karripforte (Karjavärav) | Assauwenturm (Assauwe torn) | Blacksmith's Gate (Harju värav) | Zeghen Tower (Kitsetorn) | Kiek in de Kök | Mägdeturm (Neitsitorn / Megede torn) | Marstall Tower (Tallitorn) | Gate on the Kurzen Toomberg (Lühikese jala väravatorn)
Coordinates: 59 ° 26 ′ 24 ″ N , 24 ° 44 ′ 33 ″ E