Kunibertsturm, Medieval defense tower in Altstadt-Nord, Germany
The Kunibertsturm stands at 17 meters tall and features construction with basalt columns and tuff stone along the Rhine River in Cologne.
Built around 1233 as part of a city gate fortress, the tower survived the 1262 civil uprising while other fortification structures were destroyed.
The tower earned the nickname Weckschnapp from a legend about prisoners attempting to grab bread before falling through trapdoors into the Rhine.
The structure was converted into residential housing in 1954 while maintaining elements of its original medieval architecture.
The tower contained multiple vaulted prison chambers where interrogations took place, as documented in a visitation text from 1592.
Location: Altstadt-Nord
GPS coordinates: 50.94880,6.96533
Latest update: March 30, 2025 14:22
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