A powder tower (German: Pulverturm), occasionally also powder house (Pulverhaus), was a building used by the military or by mining companies, frequently...

The Powder Tower or Powder Gate (Czech: Prašná brána) is a Gothic tower in Prague, Czech Republic. It is one of the original city gates. It separates...

Powder Tower (Latvian: Pulvertornis) is situated in Riga, Latvia, and originally a part of the defensive system of the town. The current Powder Tower...

Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of...

castle on 2 March 1689, they set fire to it and blew the front off the Fat Tower. Portions of the town were also burned, but the mercy of a French general...

remote and secure locations. They are the successor to the earlier powder towers and powder houses. Historic magazines were at the following locations, among...

with 80 m high towers Stone Bell House The vaulted Gothic Old New Synagogue (Staronová Synagoga) of 1270 Old Jewish Cemetery Powder Tower (Prašná brána)...

electoral palace and the customs tower called the Powder Tower, northeast of the city center, began. Explosion of the Powder Tower in 1598, in which large parts...

Porokhovaya Tower (Russian: Пороховая башня, lit. 'Powder Tower') Georgievskaya Tower St. George Tower Георгиевская Borisoglebskaya Tower Tower of Ss. Boris...

The tower was converted to a powder magazine, which led to its destruction in 1958, when lightning struck the tower. The explosion destroyed the tower, blowing...

Powder Magazine, Powder House, or Powderworks may refer to: Powder tower or powder house, a building used to store gunpowder or explosives; common until...

hundredweight of powder stored, the mines were then charged a taler towards the repayment of the advance. In 1864, the powder tower was sold to the district...

fortification was destroyed by the French under Michel Ney. The Pulverturm ("Powder Tower", constructed before 1533) protected the castle in the western valley...

castle's northeast Powder Tower, extending north and westwards around the city before rejoining the castle at its southwestern Bermingham Tower. In 1620 the...

these significant buildings: Kotva Department Store, Municipal House, Powder Tower, Czech National Bank and Palladium shopping mall. From the square leads...

the Parkweg are the remains of the medieval walls with the Kruittoren (powder tower) (built around 1425). After Nijmegen lost the status of fortified town...

The Powder House is an historic powder tower at 162 Ames Street in Dedham, Massachusetts. It stands on land owned by the Dedham Museum and Archive, but...

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Castellum A castellum in Latin is usually: a small Roman fortlet or tower, a diminutive of castrum ('military camp'), often used as a watchtower or signal...

stand out My Location feature to find the user's location using the cell towers, without needing GPS. In September 2008, Google Maps was released for and...

Smokeless powder is a type of propellant used in firearms and artillery that produces less smoke and less fouling when fired compared to black powder. Because...

daring escape from the town's “Powder Tower” (now called the “Schinderhannes Tower”) in August 1799. The Powder Tower had been said to be escape-proof...

the Powder Tower which was built as a representative gate of the Old Town of Prague after 1475. Matěj Rejsek became the main builder of the tower in 1478...

with or without a guide. The high keep, known as the Pulverturm, or “Powder Tower”, affords visitors a good view over Bad Bentheim. The Bad Bentheim Sandstone...

Alte Saline (old saltworks) Karlstein castle ruins St. George's church Powder tower St. Pancras church at night Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister...

Emergency management Military logistics Military supply chain management Powder tower Royal Air Force munitions storage during World War II Royal Army Ordnance...

spire. Because the roof was solid, it was nonflammable and acted as a powder tower for the storage of gunpowder. Kristina Krüger, Dehio, Handbuch der Deutschen...

ancient and medieval military engineering, embrasures were constructed in towers and walls. A loophole, arrow loop or arrowslit passes through a solid wall...

The Leutkirch Pulverturm or Leutkirch Powder Tower (German: Pulverturm) was built towards the end of the 17th century on the southeast corner of Leutkirch...

to the fortifications is the medieval Ortenstein tower, popularly called Pulverturm (lit. "powder tower"). The main churches are the Gothic St. Nicholas'...