Tower Watchman's Home

Tower Watchman's Home. The St. Ursenkathedrale has a 66-meter-high Zwiebelturm that was once home to a turmwächter, a tower watchman. The tower's design was in…

Location: St. Ursenkathedrale, Solothurn, Switzerland

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The St. Ursenkathedrale has a 66-meter-high Zwiebelturm that was once home to a turmwächter, a tower watchman. The tower's design was influenced by a never-realized second tower planned for the previous Stiftskirche, as seen in a 1708 drawing by Peter Thumb.

Source: St. Ursenkathedrale | Staatsarchiv des Kantons Solothurn | Stanzerei | Stiftskirche Schönenwerd | Villa rustica (Biberist-Spitalhof) | Zentralbibliothek Solothurn | Albert Affolter | Anastasius Adam | Bahnstrecke Solothurn–Moutier | Bally (Familie)

Tower Watchman's Home — Solothurn, Canton of Zurich

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