Powder tower

A powder tower (German: Pulverturm), occasionally also powder house (Pulverhaus), was a building used by the military or by mining companies, frequently a tower, to store gunpowder or, later, explosives. They were common until the 20th century, but were increasingly succeeded by gunpowder magazines and ammunition depots. The explosion of a powder tower could be catastrophic as, for example, in the Delft Explosion of 1654.

The powder tower in Meschede

Buildings formerly used as powder towers include the following:

The Pulverturm, Demmin, bears the name, but was probably not used for this purpose.

  • The Powder Tower in Prague
  • Pulverturm in Oldenburg with remains of the old town wall
  • Pulverturm Wiedenbrück, exterior view
  • Pulverturm in Landsberg am Lech
  • Pulverturm in Lindau
  • Pulverturm in Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate
  • Pulverturm in Riga
  • Pulverturm in Memmingen
  • Langer Turm in Aachen
  • Pulverturm in Linz am Rhein
  • Pulverturm in Rottenburg/Neckar
  • Pulverturm in Johanngeorgenstadt
  • Pulverturm in Otjimbingwe, Namibia
  • Pulverturm in Zofingen
  • Pulverturm in Zwickau
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