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{{Short description|Artillery tower in Tallinn, Estonia}} |
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'''Kiek in de Kök''' ([[Low German]]: ''Peek into the Kitchen'') is an [[artillery]] [[tower]] in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]], built in 1475.<ref name="linnamuuseum.ee">{{cite web |title=Kiek in de Kök – Tallinna Linnamuuseum |url=https://linnamuuseum.ee/kiek-de-kok/torni-ajalugu/ |website=linnamuuseum.ee |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref> It gained the name ''[[Kiek in de Kök]]'' from the ability of tower occupants to see into kitchens of nearby houses. The tower is 38 m (125 ft) high and has walls 4 m (13 ft) thick. [[round shot|Cannon ball]]s dating back to 1577 are still embedded in its outer walls. |
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'''Kiek in de Kök''' ([[low German]] ''Peep into the Kitchen'') is an old [[German language]] nickname for towers, mainly those which were parts of town fortifications. They gained the name from the ability of the tower occupants to literally see ''what's cooking'' in the kitchens of nearby houses. |
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Due to the history of the [[Hanseatic League]] and the [[Teutonic Order]], also towers far outside modern [[Germany]] bear this name, like in [[Gdańsk]] and Tallinn. |
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The tower located in [[Tallinn]] is an [[artillery]] [[tower]] built in 1475. It is 38 m high and has walls 4 m thick. [[round shot|Cannon ball]]s dating back to 1577 are still embedded in its outer walls. |
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* [http://www.linnamuuseum.ee/kok/index.php?lang=2&id=170 Kiek in de Kök's official homepage] |
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Kiek in de Kök (Low German: Peek into the Kitchen) is an artillery tower in Tallinn, Estonia, built in 1475.[1] It gained the name Kiek in de Kök from the ability of tower occupants to see into kitchens of nearby houses. The tower is 38 m (125 ft) high and has walls 4 m (13 ft) thick. Cannon balls dating back to 1577 are still embedded in its outer walls.
Working life
[edit]Throughout its working life, the tower was extensively remodeled. Work in the 16th and 17th centuries saw the two lowest floors become hidden by earth works and the upper floors receive new gun openings and the uppermost floor a new outer wall and ceiling. By 1760, the tower had become obsolete. At this time it became a repository for archives and some floors were converted to apartments.
Historic site
[edit]Twentieth-century restoration work saw the tower and surrounding area returned to a more historical look. The tower now serves as a museum and photographic gallery.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kiek in de Kök – Tallinna Linnamuuseum". linnamuuseum.ee. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
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Media related to Kiek in de Kök at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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