The Buddenturm, also called the Pulverturm, is the oldest surviving part of the former city fortification of Münster. It is located on the promenade near the so-called Kreuzschanze, which was also part of the fortification and later turned into a park.

The tower was built around 1150 as a defense tower. In 1533 it also served as a prison and from 1598 as a powder tower. It still fulfilled this function when the town fortification was demolished between 1764 and 1767. A part of the old fortification can still be seen on the west side. The tower is enclosed in a steel structure installed on the occasion of the 1987 Sculpture Projects.

From 1771, the Buddenturm next to the Zwinger was again used as a prison, before the city bought it from the military in 1879 and used it as a water tower. After the Second World War, it had to be restored and served as a storage facility until 1992, as well as a switching point for street lighting.

If you are a film maker or filmmaker, you can use the Buddenturm as a backdrop by arrangement. You can find the information on the website of the Filmservice Münster.Land (website only available in German).

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More about the Skulptur Projekte you can read on this website at Münster Sights.

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Further information:

• Wikipedia article Kreuzschanze (article only available in German)