Residential Towers of the Left-Bank Wrocław. An Unusual or a Forgotten Phenomenon in the Medieval Cityscape?
In this study, we have taken on the subject of medieval residential towers in the chartered city of Wrocław. We discuss residential towers and tower houses that have been identified through archaeological/architectural, historical and iconographic research. The location of these towers in the city...
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In this study, we have taken on the subject of medieval residential towers in the chartered city of Wrocław. We discuss residential towers and tower houses that have been identified through archaeological/architectural, historical and iconographic research. The location of these towers in the city is associated with areas occupied by the elites of knightly and bourgeois origin, concentrated in the vicinity of the Market Square and the main roads leading from it. The model of residential towers can be found among the oldest masonry buildings from the 13th century and at the threshold of the early modern period, as evidenced by bourgeois constructions from the 16th century. It has been demonstrated that tower buildings could be associated with the foundations of the bourgeoisie, thus drawing inspiration from patterns known from Italy and Germany, serving as a means of emphasising the status of the founder. City-wall towers could also serve residential purposes; however, they did not possess the attributes of prestige.
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| spelling | doaj-art-24dde9fba23f4690b5f458d6d374c0d52025-08-20T01:57:34ZengInstitute of Art of the Polish Academy of SciencesBiuletyn Historii Sztuki0006-39672719-46122024-06-0186210.36744/bhs.1816Residential Towers of the Left-Bank Wrocław. An Unusual or a Forgotten Phenomenon in the Medieval Cityscape?Roland Mruczek0Maria Legut-Pintal1Department of History of Architecture, Art and Technology, Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyInstitute of Archaeology, University of Wrocław In this study, we have taken on the subject of medieval residential towers in the chartered city of Wrocław. We discuss residential towers and tower houses that have been identified through archaeological/architectural, historical and iconographic research. The location of these towers in the city is associated with areas occupied by the elites of knightly and bourgeois origin, concentrated in the vicinity of the Market Square and the main roads leading from it. The model of residential towers can be found among the oldest masonry buildings from the 13th century and at the threshold of the early modern period, as evidenced by bourgeois constructions from the 16th century. It has been demonstrated that tower buildings could be associated with the foundations of the bourgeoisie, thus drawing inspiration from patterns known from Italy and Germany, serving as a means of emphasising the status of the founder. City-wall towers could also serve residential purposes; however, they did not possess the attributes of prestige. https://czasopisma.ispan.pl/index.php/bhs/article/view/1816Middle AgesWrocławtower hauseresidential towerarchitecturearchaeology |
| spellingShingle | Roland Mruczek Maria Legut-Pintal Residential Towers of the Left-Bank Wrocław. An Unusual or a Forgotten Phenomenon in the Medieval Cityscape? Biuletyn Historii Sztuki Middle Ages Wrocław tower hause residential tower architecture archaeology |
| title | Residential Towers of the Left-Bank Wrocław. An Unusual or a Forgotten Phenomenon in the Medieval Cityscape? |
| title_full | Residential Towers of the Left-Bank Wrocław. An Unusual or a Forgotten Phenomenon in the Medieval Cityscape? |
| title_fullStr | Residential Towers of the Left-Bank Wrocław. An Unusual or a Forgotten Phenomenon in the Medieval Cityscape? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Residential Towers of the Left-Bank Wrocław. An Unusual or a Forgotten Phenomenon in the Medieval Cityscape? |
| title_short | Residential Towers of the Left-Bank Wrocław. An Unusual or a Forgotten Phenomenon in the Medieval Cityscape? |
| title_sort | residential towers of the left bank wroclaw an unusual or a forgotten phenomenon in the medieval cityscape |
| topic | Middle Ages Wrocław tower hause residential tower architecture archaeology |
| url | https://czasopisma.ispan.pl/index.php/bhs/article/view/1816 |
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