Loewenschede Tower
The Loewenschede Tower ( Estonian Loewenschede 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, east of the square of the towers . The neighboring defense towers are the tower behind the Süstern in the south and the Reeperbahnturm in the northeast.
Architecture and history
A first fortified tower was built on this site in 1373. It had a diameter of 10.7 meters with a wall thickness of 1.55 meters. Modifications followed, so that the tower now has a horseshoe shape with a 2.30 meter thick tower wall and a height of 24.2 meters.
The ground floor and first floor are used today (as of 2016) as a workshop for ceramics and a sales gallery by Asuurkeraamika . An event room with a capacity of 60 seats has been set up on one of the upper floors and is used for events and concerts. The room has a vaulted ceiling and a fireplace. There is a view from the top floor.
The tower is named after the councilor Winand Loewenschede .
The actress Elsa Wagner (1881–1975) grew up around the tower that belonged to her parents' house.
Web links
- Information about the Loewenschede tower. In: visitestonia.com
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).
- ↑ Thorsten Altheide, Heli Rahkema: CityTrip Tallinn (= CityTrip series ). 4., rework. and completely updated. Edition Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump, Bielefeld 2016, ISBN 978-3-8317-2815-2 , p. 33.
- ^ Biography Elsa Wagner In: kulturportal-west-ost.eu. Foundation for German Culture in Eastern Europe - OKR, accessed on October 12, 2016.
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 ′ 26 " N , 24 ° 44 ′ 35.3" E