Tartarenturm
Tartarenturm stands in Magdeburg as a former defensive tower and listed monument of Saxony-Anhalt. Its red sandstone rubble walls remain distinctive.
The medieval structure formed part of the city fortifications under Archbishop Wilbrand von Käfernburg. The tower dates from the thirteenth century.
Its position supported the higher cathedral area above the lower Elbe foreland and marked a retaining wall’s southern end. Magdeburg Cathedral stands west of Tartarenturm.
The tower has a rectangular base measuring 10.2 by 6 metres, with masonry about 1.3 metres thick. Its total height reaches eleven metres above the ground.
A hipped roof gives the rebuilt tower its house-like profile from the Fürstenwall. The Fürstenwall lies to its east.
A passage through the lower level connects the Remtergang with the Fürstenwall and the cathedral-square area. A vaulted basement has a northern window.
Blocked openings preserve details of the former medieval masonry. A bricked-up round arch remains beside the western passage, while greywacke frames a blocked northern window upstairs.
Nearby landmarks include Kiek in de Köken and the tower behind the Möllenvogtei exit. Tartarenturm records Magdeburg’s medieval architecture through its walls, proportions and surviving openings.
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