Malakoff Tower (Cologne)

Germany / Nordrhein-Westfalen / Cologne / Am Tauzieher

watch tower, listed building / architectural heritage, 1850s construction

Malakoff Tower is a guard tower in Cologne, Germany. It was part of the Prussian defences in Cologne. It was built in 1855 and named after Malakoff Fort in Sewastopol (to-day's Ukraine) in memory of Crimean War. In 1898, the electro-hydraulic slewing gear for the swing bridge is installed in the tower.

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Coordinates: 50°55'57"N 6°57'48"E

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