Powder Tower (Oldenburg)

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Powder tower with remains of the old city wall

The Powder Tower is the last remaining building of the former city ​​fortifications of Oldenburg , Lower Saxony .

history

The year 1529 is given in the literature as the year of construction for the Great Zwinger in front of the Eversten Gate . The building initially consisted of a flat gun turret over a vault . With the expansion of the Oldenburg fortifications at the beginning of the 17th century , the tower above the Zwinger with its conical roof was probably built . The earliest representation with a conical roof dates from 1625.

As part of the Eversten Gate , consisting of the gate with the commandant's house above , bridge and tower, the tower was used as a powder tower during the time of the Danish fortress (1730–1765) and, after the fortress was abandoned , served as an ice cellar (storage room ) for the nearby castle. The arched Eversten Gate was demolished in 1814 and the double vault bridge in 1842.

Restoration and use

In 1964 the tower passed from the state of Lower Saxony to the ownership of the city of Oldenburg. After the dome was repaired in 1965, the Powder Tower was listed as a historical monument in 1966 .

The dome has been used for cultural events as well as art and ceramic exhibitions since 1988 .

In 1992 excavations were carried out to investigate the tower foundations . The excavations were then expanded in 1993 by the Institute for Monument Preservation from Hanover in cooperation with the city of Oldenburg. In 1995 and 1996 restoration and reconstruction measures were carried out on the Powder Tower and the remains of the wall found.

In 2005 the building was used for filming a historical documentation for the WDR .

Leveling layers in the masonry show that the inclination of the tower towards the castle wall was created during or shortly after the construction period. Settlement checks in recent years have not revealed any further inclination of the building.

Web links

Commons : Pulverturm (Oldenburg in Oldenburg)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hermann Lübbing: Oldenburg - a north German cityscape in transition . Heinz Holzberg Verlag, Oldenburg 1975, ISBN 3-87358-079-9 , p. 139 .
  2. ^ Doris Böker: City of Oldenburg . In: Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, architectural monuments in Lower Saxony . tape 31 . Verlag CW Niemeyer, Hameln 1993, ISBN 3-87585-253-2 , p. 277 .
  3. ↑ History of the Powder Tower. In: Oldenburg City Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .

Coordinates: 53 ° 8 ′ 15.6 ″  N , 8 ° 12 ′ 50.3 ″  E