# Pferdeturm

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Pferdeturm stands in Hanover’s Kleefeld district as a medieval watchtower beside the Eilenriede forest. Its nearly square rubble-stone base measures about four metres on each side. Brick levels rise above the stonework, ending in a steep pointed roof and half-timbered upper floor.

Built in 1387, the tower formed part of the Hannoversche Landwehr, protecting medieval Hanover between Hanover and Misburg. Traffic watchers once used it as a toll station and defensive post. After its military role faded during the nineteenth century, the building served as a forestry office. A fire destroyed a nearby excursion restaurant in 1889, prompting renovations around the tower.

In 1892, a half-timbered upper floor and pointed roof gave the masonry tower its distinctive silhouette. The surrounding area later became a leisure destination with cycling and the nearby Eisstadion am Pferdeturm. Its lower walls reach 3.8 metres, revealing the rough rubble construction at close range.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Pferdeturm_67ea82845015e57639643e53_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Karl_F._Wunder_PC_1119_Hannover_Waldwirtschaft_Pferdeturm_\(Ed._Bock.\)_Ansichtsseite,_druckcoloriert.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Pferdeturm_67ea82845015e57639643e53_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Hannover-Kleefeld_-_Pferdeturm.JPG)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Pferdeturm_67ea82845015e57639643e53_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Pferdeturm_1880_Paul_Koken\(1\).jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Pferdeturm_67ea82845015e57639643e53_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:1898_circa_Ansichtskarte_Lithograf_George_Müller,_A._Harbers_&_Brager,_Pferdethurm_Hannover_Restaurant_Kaffeegarten_Bildseite.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Pferdeturm_67ea82845015e57639643e53_4.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Karl_F._Wunder_PC_0101_Hannover._Städt._Waldwirtschaft_Pferdeturm._Inh._Eduard_Bock._Bildseite.jpg)

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