Kiiu (German: Kida) tower is a medieval defensive tower house of a type found also elsewhere in the Baltic region and sometimes referred to as a "vassal castle". This type of fortification was not intended to be used in any major military operations. Other examples in Estonia include Vao tower and Purtse Castle.
Kiiu tower was probably built around 1520 by the local lord of the manor Fabian von Tiesenhausen. Originally the tower was surrounded by a limestone wall and outbuildings, forming a courtyard. The tower itself is conical and four storeys high. Only the second storey was intended to be used as living quarters in times of war or unrest. On this floor, a bed alcove is found in the wall, as well as a fireplace and latrine which are also present on the other storeys. All the other storeys had purely defensive purposes, including embrasures of 11 different shapes, and were connected by a spiral staircase running through the thick wall. The reconstructed hoarding that surrounds the third storey is unique in Estonia.
The tower was damaged during the Livonian War and subsequently used as an outbuilding for the local manor house. In 1973 the tower was restored under the guidance of well-known art historian Villem Raam.[2][3]
kiiu, small, borough, estonian, alevik, kuusalu, parish, harju, county, northern, estonia, population, january, 2012, small, borough, towerlocation, estoniacoordinates, 45139, 38278, 45139, 38278, coordinates, 45139, 38278, 45139, 38278country, estoniacountyha. Kiiu is a small borough Estonian alevik in Kuusalu Parish Harju County northern Estonia It has a population of 859 as of 1 January 2012 1 KiiuSmall boroughKiiu TowerKiiuLocation in EstoniaCoordinates 59 27 05 N 25 22 58 E 59 45139 N 25 38278 E 59 45139 25 38278 Coordinates 59 27 05 N 25 22 58 E 59 45139 N 25 38278 E 59 45139 25 38278Country EstoniaCountyHarju CountyMunicipalityKuusalu ParishPopulation 01 01 2012 1 Total859 Contents 1 Kiiu Tower 1 1 See also 2 References 3 External linksKiiu Tower EditKiiu German Kida tower is a medieval defensive tower house of a type found also elsewhere in the Baltic region and sometimes referred to as a vassal castle This type of fortification was not intended to be used in any major military operations Other examples in Estonia include Vao tower and Purtse Castle Kiiu tower was probably built around 1520 by the local lord of the manor Fabian von Tiesenhausen Originally the tower was surrounded by a limestone wall and outbuildings forming a courtyard The tower itself is conical and four storeys high Only the second storey was intended to be used as living quarters in times of war or unrest On this floor a bed alcove is found in the wall as well as a fireplace and latrine which are also present on the other storeys All the other storeys had purely defensive purposes including embrasures of 11 different shapes and were connected by a spiral staircase running through the thick wall The reconstructed hoarding that surrounds the third storey is unique in Estonia The tower was damaged during the Livonian War and subsequently used as an outbuilding for the local manor house In 1973 the tower was restored under the guidance of well known art historian Villem Raam 2 3 See also Edit List of castles in EstoniaReferences Edit a b Rahvastik in Estonian Kuusalu vald Archived from the original on 7 July 2010 Retrieved 11 July 2010 Sakk Ivar 2004 Estonian Manors A Travelogue Tallinn Sakk amp Sakk OU p 57 ISBN 9949 10 117 4 Viirand Tiiu 2004 Estonia Cultural Tourism Kunst Publishers pp 47 48 ISBN 9949 407 18 4 Krahe Friedrich Wilhelm 2000 Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters Grundriss Lexikon in German Flechsig p 783 ISBN 3 88189 360 1 External links EditNon profit association Kiiu Arendus This Harju County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kiiu amp oldid 1067968019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
