Broken Tower by Hendesse
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Description
In former times inside this tower was stored gunpowder. The tower was blown up with mines in 1693 by French soldiers in the Palatinate War of Succession.
From Wikipedia: When the French again reached the gates of Heidelberg in 1691 and 1692, the town's defenses were so good that they did not gain entry. On 18 May 1693 the French were yet again at the town's gates and took it on 22 May. However, they did not attain control of the castle and destroyed the town in attempt to weaken the castle's main support base. The castle's occupants capitulated the next day. Now the French took the opportunity to finish off the work started in 1689, after their hurried exit from the town. The towers and walls, that had survived the last wave of destruction, were blown up with mines.
The tower originally had a height of about 28 meters. In 1610 he was expanded to 42.50 meters. Today it stands as a ruin after all, still 33 meters high.
Thanks for viewing and for your interest.
Comments (33)
Amazing...both the photo and the tower!
Very interesting tidbits of history and a great shot of the broken tower.
Amazing historical info and awesome photograph....
Fantastic photo and fascinating history!
Gee what a waste of these otherwise to wonderful architecture. Superb shot again :)
Good to see interior architecture; but the war.... pfffffff have a good day!
Klasse Aufnahme,klasse image,super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome ruined tower!
Very impressive ruined walls and tower, superb capture! Thanks for the infos.
Gorgeous view on this impressive ruin, excellent capture !
Very nice capture.
Ich wäre nicht gerne in der Nähe gewesen, als der Turm auseinander brach, aber das ist natürlich ein super Motiv! Das zarte frische Grün ist ein toller Kontrast!
Amazing how thick the brick work was and could have stood forever!! Excellent Capture!!!
All that reminded me of the fireworks in the spring commemorating the burning of the castle... do you have any photos of the fireworks from across the river towards the castle?
No, unfortunately not. In summer there are again some fireworks, maybe I'll make some photos then. I've planned it since a long time, but never realized.
Such an intersting ruin!
Beautiful shot!!
Great photo;;;;thanks for sharing the history of the castle.
Fabulous castle my friend and marvelous capture once again !!!
Fantastic light and mood. Superb shot
Impressive ruins - that must have been quite the explosion! Great shot, Klaus.
That's quite amazing! What a great shot!
Broken is an understatement in this great POV of the ancient tower. Love the clarity, color, textures and lighting effects of the image.
Interresting history and amazing capture!!!
Destroying worlds is the nature of the human....sad but true.
Sad story, but a beautiful shot.
Awesome view of this old tower,a wonderful capture**********
Interesting bit of history.
das foto musste ich mir sofort in gross ansehen! seit 1963 haben die den turm liegengelassen? seltsam! aber schade, dass im krieg so viel zerstört wird, ein grund mehr, krieg zu hassen! ;o)
So einen ähnlichen Turm haben wir auch in der Stadt Luxemburg, und er wird "Der hohle Zahn" genannt!
Excellent capture and interesting history!