Nikolai Tower (Görlitz)
| Nikolai Tower | |
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Nikolaiturm | |
 Originally a part of the fortification, the Nicolai Tower is located between the historic parts of the city Görlitz | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Fortified tower |
| Coordinates | 51°09′30″N 14°59′23″E / 51.1583°N 14.9898°E |
| Completed | probably before 1250, first mentioned in 1348 |
| Owner | City of Görlitz |
| Height | 45m |
| Website | |
| City's Webpage Guided Tour | |
The 45m tall Nikolai Tower (
.History
Presumably, the Nikolai Tower was already part of the
city wall or through an external staircase. After the town fire in 1717 the slim and steep hood was replaced by a baroque
hood.
Like other parts of the cities fortification the gateway, the bridge and the trench were removed in 1848.[2] The last tower guard left in 1904.[3]
With no military usages the tower premises were used by a society of local history researchers (Zirkel Görlitzer Heimatforschern e.V.) between 1969 and 2015 to exhibit old locks, metal mounts and lights.
The exhibition can still be visited in a guided tour and the tower is used as an observation tower.[4][3]
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Historic Gateway next to the Nicolai Tower -
Nicolai Tower and Parish church St. Peter and Paul -
View from Nikolai street
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikolaiturm_(Görlitz).
- ^ Jecht, Richard (1934). Geschichte der Stadt Görlitz, Volume 1, Half-volume 2 (1 ed.). Verlag des Magistrates der Stadt Görlitz. p. 560.
- ^ Jecht, Richard (1934). Geschichte der Stadt Görlitz, Volume 1, Half-volume 2 (1 ed.). Verlag des Magistrates der Stadt Görlitz. p. 561f.
- ^ a b "Nikolaiturm". goerlitzer-sammlungen.de. Görlitzer Sammlungen für Geschichte und Kultur. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Unser Vielfältigster ... Nikolaiturm". turmtour.fvks.eu. Förderverein Kulturstadt Görlitz-Zgorzelec e.V. Retrieved 19 March 2021.