Schelmenturm (Ammerschwihr)
The rogue tower (French Tour des fripons ), also known as the Tower of Thieves (French Tour des voleurs ), in Ammerschwihr , a French commune in the Haut-Rhin department in the Grand Est region , was built around 1367 and modified in 1535. The round fortified tower on the corner of Grand Rue and Route du Vin was added to the list of listed buildings ( Base Mérimée ) in France in 1931 as Monument historique .
description
The round tower was built over a high sandstone base as part of the second fortress wall, presumably in place of an older tower from around 1367. The three floors of the tower are separated by cornices . There are eye-catching loopholes on the two lower floors . A conical roof protects the walls.
The tower also served as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries .
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Haut-Rhin. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-036-1 , p. 664.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tour des Voleurs in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′ 32.8 ″ N , 7 ° 17 ′ 4.2 ″ E