Wichturm

Wight towers on the spire of the Tyn Church in Prague

A small turret at the eaves height of a tower or building that is not in the axis of the structure is referred to as a Wichturm tower .

More towers often find themselves at the four corners of the base of the spire of church towers, such as at St. Catherine's Church in Wolmirstedt or shown here Tyn Church , which has about halfway up more towers. Imp towers can also be found on city towers and city gates.

etymology

The etymology of the term is controversial. On the one hand it could come from Old High German wichan : (from the axis to give way), on the other hand it could be derived from the Latin porta vici (city gate).

Individual evidence

^ Folkhard Cremer, Georg Dehio: Giessen and Kassel administrative districts. Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-422030-92-3 , p. 1053
↑ ^a ^b Paulys Real Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity. New processing. Volume 18, Part 1, 1939, p. 121. Quotation: “Through the Wichturm = porta vici one came into the vicus , into the neighborhood”.

[1] Folkhard Cremer, Georg Dehio: Giessen and Kassel administrative districts. Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-422030-92-3 , p. 1053

[pauly-2] Paulys Real Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity. New processing. Volume 18, Part 1, 1939, p. 121. Quotation: “Through the Wichturm = porta vici one came into the vicus , into the neighborhood”.