Tanners' Tower
Turnul Pielarilor
Tanners' Tower
Turnul Pielarilor
![Sibiu, May 2018 55421](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Sibiu%2C_May_2018_55421.jpg/512px-Sibiu%2C_May_2018_55421.jpg)
XeresNelro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
town fortification
Settlement:
Address:
Strada Pulberăriei
Historical Hungarian county:
Szeben
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.8007287565, 24.1473753259
Google map:
Useful links
muemlekem.hu
History
The tower fitted into the defensive system of a nearby gateway to the lower town. It was built in 1457. On 31 March 1566, the gunpowder stored in the tower exploded in a great fire. It happened again on 7 September 1570. On 28 August 1638, it exploded for the third time, this time as a result of a lightning strike.
Source: muemlekem.hu , patrimoniu.sibiu.ro
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