Wheel well tower

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Wheel well tower

Erected as an ensemble above a deep well on the Münsterberg, a listed building, the Radbrunnenturm in Breisach rises in the middle of Radbrunnenallee. The tower is one of the oldest preserved buildings in the city.

history

Look into the fountain
Pedal bike in the Radbrunnenturm

From 1198, Duke Berthold V. von Zähringen had the 41 m deep drinking water well built. The shaft was driven through the rock of the Münsterberg to below the level of the Rhine and served the upper town as a central water supply even during sieges. It is believed that there was a well at this point for drawing water. The first tower above the fountain was 54 m high. A wooden treadmill was used for pumping water until 1847, after which a mechanical pumping station took over.

From the beginning of the 13th century, the building that housed a council chamber was also Breisach's first town hall. To the north of the tower was a court arbor with a torture chamber and prison cell. The “ embarrassing questioning ” of the notorious bailiff Peter von Hagenbach took place here in 1474 . Destroyed in the Revolutionary Wars in 1793, the tower was rebuilt in 1826 with a height of 15 m. After the pumping station was taken out of service in 1902, the tower served as a residential building. In the course of the reconstruction of Breisach after the Second World War , the building was increased to 34 m in 1953 during the tenure of Mayor Josef Bueb . The "Kunstkreis Radbrunnen Breisach" has been using the tower as an exhibition and concert space since 1982. The Radbrunnenturm is also important in carnival ; this is where the fool is dug up.

On the southeast side of the tower at the main entrance on the left there are old stone tablets, on the right there is a Gothic pillory column. On the opposite north-western side of the tower there is both a historical monument, the Hagenbach tower, and a modern work of art, the wheel stage .

Hagenbach towers

The Hagenbach tower

The Hagenbach tower made of red sandstone dates back to 1476, is 4 m high and has a footprint of 77 x 77 cm. The Türmle is a death lantern donated by the bakers' guild and is therefore also known as the baker's column. It consists of an octagonal shaft with a height of 198 cm on which a 110 cm high picture niche stands; at the top it is finished with a 90 cm high helmet. In the niche was a wooden Pieta from the time it was made, which is now said to be in the cathedral. The baker's column originally stood in the cemetery next to the minster and was erected in 1648 next to the main portal of the minster. From 1855 it stood on the south side of the Radbrunnenturm, only to be moved to its current position in 1983. The claim that Barbara, Peter von Hagenbach's widow, had the Hagenbach tower built as a grave monument for her husband on the site of his execution is false, because she donated a chapel at the place of execution.

Wheel platform

The modern work of art is the Radbühne , the last of the three great works by Helmut Lutz , installed there in autumn 2013 by the city of Breisach, which received the work on March 17th of the same year. The work of art can be played on. In the wheel stage play, Adam walks in the earth wheel, Prometheus turns in the fire wheel, Pandora lets herself down from a cloud from above and the large pendulum swings back and forth. On August 2nd it was set in motion for the first time at the Radbrunnenturm, after which the game is to be performed at least once a year. Parts of the work of art were made in the Radbrunnenturm between 1977 and 1986. The work of art had previously been exhibited in Neuf-Brisach for 20 years in a specially prepared casemate , but the 8 m high work of art was broken up into 4 parts and set up around the powder chamber and therefore could not have a full effect during performances. When setting up the full amount in Breisach, care was taken to ensure that the work of art is sheltered from the weather and that it can work fully. The pendulum has a protective cover in the middle, under which there are two figures that roll a ball - the globe - towards each other. Two interpretations are deposited: Either it is the goddess of wisdom, Sophia, who receives the ball from a messenger, or it is Sophia, who gives the globe as a task to the people.

The inspiration for the work was the wheel that served for centuries inside the tower.

According to the artist, the work of art "Radbühne" depicts Sophia's globe game and Adam's search for the path, and thus the path of humanity. He refers to the poem "Selbstgeworfnes" by Rainer Maria Rilke , which expresses the content best.

  • The wheel platform

  • Radbühne in front of the Radbrunnenturm

  • Side view of the wheel platform

Exhibitions and concerts

Web links

Commons : Radbrunnenturm (Breisach)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerold Zink: The Treubau has to plan again on the Münsterberg , Badische Zeitung , February 17, 2011, accessed on November 24, 2014
  2. ↑ Radbrunnenturm Baden pages
  3. ↑ On the 40th anniversary of the death of Mayor Josef Bueb , Andreas Dewalt, city archivist Uwe Driver, Südbadisches Medienhaus, November 6, 2014
  4. ^ Art circle Radbrunnen Breisach
  5. ↑ www. Sühnekreuz.de Breisach , accessed November 24, 2014
  6. ↑ Claerr strain Gabrielle - Pierre de Hagenbach, Societe d'Histoire du Sundgau, 2005, p 189
  7. ^ Durm, Josef / Kraus, Franz Xaver - The Art Monuments of the Grand Duchy of Baden, Volume 1, 1904, p. 75
  8. ↑ a b c Interview with Helmut Lutz about his artwork "Radbühne" , kff, Badische Zeitung, March 12, 2013, accessed on November 25, 2014
  9. ↑ Helmut Lutz's "Radbühne" is in motion , kff, Badische Zeitung, July 30, 2013, accessed on November 24, 2014
  10. ↑ Over 2000 visitors to events of the Radbrunnen art group , Claudia Müller, Badische Zeitung, April 1, 2014, accessed on November 23, 2014
  11. ↑ Over 4000 visitors in the Radbrunnen , Claudia Müller, Badische Zeitung, April 2, 2014, accessed on November 23, 2014
  12. ↑ The Radbühne returns to Breisach , Emil Göggel, Badische Zeitung, November 2, 2012, accessed on November 24, 2014
  13. ^ Board of the city of Breisach, which is placed on the work of art.
  14. ^ Yodelers, Blues and Tennis Balls , bp, Badische Zeitung, October 12, 2011, accessed on November 23, 2014
  15. ↑ Visible music , kff, Badische Zeitung, March 29, 2012, accessed on November 23, 2014
  16. ^ A fourth dimension , Christine Aniol, Badische Zeitung, April 5, 2013, accessed on November 23, 2014
  17. ^ Exhibition on Helmut Lutz in the Breisacher Radbrunnen , pako, Badische Zeitung, March 6, 2013, accessed on November 24, 2014
  18. ↑ Diverse and interesting encounters , Kai Kricheldorff, Badische Zeitung, June 1, 2013, accessed on November 23, 2014
  19. ↑ What works and what remains , Paul Klock, Badische Zeitung, October 1, 2013, accessed on November 23, 2014
  20. ↑ Geduckte Bauernhöfe im Winter , Paul Klock, Badische Zeitung, June 17, 2014, accessed on November 23, 2014
  21. ↑ The wood is always present , Claudia Müller, Badische Zeitung, October 11, 2014, accessed on November 23, 2014

Coordinates: 48 ° 1 ′ 52.2 "  N , 7 ° 34 ′ 42.1"  E