Tower stairs 16 (Mönchengladbach)
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The big tower and the city wall Turmstiege 16 are in Mönchengladbach ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) in the Gladbach district .
The structures were built between the 14th and 17th centuries and entered into the monuments list of the city of Mönchengladbach on May 14, 1985 under No. T 011 .
location
The property is directly connected to the medieval old town. It is located on the north-western slope of the Abbey Mountain between the Altem Markt and the tower staircase, Waldhausener Strasse, Ludwigstrasse and Aachener Strasse.
architecture
The thick tower - also known as the Krapohl tower - with the adjoining city wall is a striking remnant of the late medieval city fortifications, which - preserved up to a height of seven meters before its renovation - was made of field fire bricks and - like most of the medieval and early modern ones Fortifications - on the field side probably had a trench in front as an additional obstacle to the approach.
The city fortification consists of a mighty round tower with an outer diameter of approx. 12.5 m, a wall approx. 30 m long and a small side tower on a semicircular floor plan with a diameter of approx. Five meters. Uncovered in 1974, rebuilt for reconstruction and surrounded by redesigned outdoor facilities, the so-called tower staircase leads to the old market as a pedestrian connection on the built-up city side, while a small green area was created on the former side of the ditch.
The property is worthy of protection as a monument for reasons of urban history, building history, architectural history and urban planning.
Web links
- List of monuments of the city of Mönchengladbach. (PDF) In: moenchengladbach.de. City of Mönchengladbach, July 4, 2011, accessed on June 2, 2012 (234.24 kB).
- Käthe Limburg, Bernd Limburg: Monuments in the city of Mönchengladbach. In: on the way & at home - homepage of Käthe and Bernd Limburg. July 18, 2011, accessed February 27, 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monuments list of the city of Mönchengladbach ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 41.9 " N , 6 ° 25 ′ 47.4" E