The Pulverturm is a historic brick-built powder magazine in the city of

Oldenburg Oldenburg may also refer to: Places * Mount Oldenburg, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica *Oldenburg (city), an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany **Oldenburg (district), a district historically in Oldenburg Free State and now in Lower Saxony * Ol ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. The Pulverturm is the last remaining building in Oldenburg's historic fortifications. A small part of the city wall is still attached. The building was used to store

gunpowder Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, charcoal (which is mostly carbon), and potassium nitrate, potassium ni ...

from 1730 to 1765 during Danish rule in the area. The building is circular with a

dome A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...

d roof. The Pulverturm is located close to the northern corner of the

Schlossgarten Oldenburg The Schlossgarten Oldenburg ("castle garden") is a 16-hectare public park in the city of Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, northern Germany, located between the Eversten district and the city centre to the north. At the northwest end ...

Elisabeth-Anna-Palais The Elisabeth-Anna-Palais is a secular red-brick building in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, located at the northeast of the Schlossgarten Oldenburg, close to the Schloss Oldenburg. History Usually the ducal family resided in Schloss Oldenburg ...

is to the southeast,

Schloss Oldenburg Schloss Oldenburg (Oldenburg palace) is a ''schloss'', or palace, in the city of Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg in the present-day state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The first castle on the site was built around 1100 and became the ancestral home of the ...

is to the east,

St Lamberti-Kirche St. Lambert's Church (in German: ''St Lamberti-Kirche'') is the main Evangelical Lutheran church in the centre of the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Overview The church is named after Lambert of Maastricht. The church is the preaching ...

and the

Rathaus In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...

are to the north, and the

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater The Oldenburgisches Staatstheater (Oldenburg State Theatre) is a German theater in the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. Beginnings The theatre was first opened in the times of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, on 1 February 1833. At that time it w ...

is to the northwest.

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