Gänsturm
Gänsturm is a medieval city gate tower in Ulm, Germany, rising 37.5 metres above the city. Its stone lower sections use blocks from the former Stauffer town wall, while brick upper sections added in 1495 create a clear contrast in texture and colour. Niches with donkey-back arches mark the fortified design, and the tower remains the only survivor of Ulm’s original five medieval city gates.
The structure has changed through repeated damage and restoration. Austrian artillery destroyed its pointed roof in 1796, fires damaged it during the First Coalition War and again in 1944, and a hip roof inspired by nearby Metzgerturm was completed in 1957. A clock returned to the tower in 2002, adding a practical detail to its medieval form.
The surrounding gates once guided geese towards nearby meadows, giving Gänsturm its distinctive name and leaving a memorable link between Ulm’s defensive past and everyday life.
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