Lappan is a historic

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in the city of

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. The tower is the oldest scheduled landmark in Oldenburg. It is 35m high with a

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dome and survived the fire of 1676 in Oldenburg. The tower once belonged to the Holy Spirit Hospital. In 1709, the previous

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was replaced by a

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dome.

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