Kaisertrutz
The Kaisertrutz is one of the former 32 bastions , four of which are still preserved today, which the city of Görlitz owned for defense.
history
In the area of older suburban wooden buildings (barns) a “very strong fortification” was built in 1427 as part of the Budissiner (Bautzen) or Reichenbacher Tor. In 1490 the "large Reichenbacher Rondell", which was later given the name Kaisertrutz, was built as a bastion in front of the double-walled city wall to secure the Via Regia trade route running through the city from the west .
During the Thirty Years' War the Kaisertrutz got its name in 1641. The city was occupied by the Swedes and defied the imperial and Saxon troops in front of the city during a siege that lasted several weeks. In 1848 the Kaisertrutz was rebuilt as the main guard of the Prussian garrison after the connecting walls to the Reichenbacher Tower and the city wall were demolished . Both the moat around the Trutz and its basement were filled. The new guard was given an arcade porch and two flanking turrets. After extensive renovation work, the departments of town history and prehistory and early history of Upper Lusatia were opened in what was then the Kaiser Friedrich Museum in Kaisertrutz.
In 1948 the Kaisertrutz was reopened. The archaeological exhibition of the city museum was relocated to the baroque building at Neißstraße 30 in favor of the new picture gallery . From 1998 to 1999 the filled basement was cleared, whereby a medieval wooden well from the 13th century came to light under the foundations.
National exhibition
In 2011 the Kaisertrutz was the venue for the 3rd Saxon State Exhibition under the motto "Via Regia - 800 years of movement and encounter".
Modern gallery
In mid-January 2015, the "Modern Gallery" was opened on the third floor of the Kaisertrutz. It presents around 200 works from the 19th and 20th centuries, mostly from the city's museum holdings: paintings, graphics as well as sculptures, ceramics and glass. The majority of the works were created by artists who were resident in Görlitz or who were otherwise connected to the city.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ On the road to the east in: FAZ of August 18, 2011, page 28
- ↑ Modern Art Gallery opened in Görlitz. MDR INFO on January 16, 2015.
Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 16.5 ″ N , 14 ° 59 ′ 4.9 ″ E