Powder Tower (Riga)
E488473
Powder Tower (Riga) is a historic medieval defensive tower and former gunpowder storage in Riga’s Old Town, now housing part of the Latvian War Museum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Powder Tower (Riga) canonical | 1 |
| Riga City Wall fragments | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive tower
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ museum building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Latvian military history
ⓘ
Riga city walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Fortifications in Latvia
ⓘ
Museums in Riga ⓘ Towers in Riga ⓘ |
| country | Latvia ⓘ |
| currentTenant | Latvian War Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExhibitsOn |
Latvian War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Latvian armed forces ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
conical roof
ⓘ
embrasures ⓘ small windows ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
exhibition space
ⓘ
memorial space ⓘ |
| hasShape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | State protected cultural monument of Latvia ⓘ |
| housesPartOf | Latvian War Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Latvian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Old Town of Riga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Smilšu iela (Sand Street) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Bastejkalns park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riga Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Riga Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Pulvertornis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Riga Old Town cityscape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riga city fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
history of Riga
ⓘ
military history of Latvia ⓘ |
| touristStatus | popular sightseeing destination in Riga ⓘ |
| usedFor |
city defense
ⓘ
gunpowder storage ⓘ museum exhibitions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.