HAAPSALU PIISKOPILINNUSE VAHITORN
[The Watchtower of the The Haapsalu Episcopal Castle]
Ticket No. 003031.
5 kr.
[2004]
The
Haapsalu Episcopal Castle, with a cathedral, was founded in the thirteenth
century as the seat of the Bishopric
of Ösel-Wiek. The construction, expansion and reconstruction of the
fortress lasted for several centuries, and the architecture changed according
to the development of weapons. The fortress reached its final dimensions during
the reign of Bishop Johannes IV Kievel (1515-1527). The western side of the
castle houses a 95-foot (29-m) watchtower dating from the 13th century, later
used as a bell tower. The walls were later raised to 15 m (49 ft). The inner
trenches and armor plating, which were built for the cannons and as shelter
from shelling, date back to the Livonian War (1558-1582),
during which the fortress was heavily damaged. In the 17th century the Swedes,
who ruled the Swedish province of Estonia, stopped using the castle as a defensive
building. In the course of the Great Northern War
in 1710, Estonia fell under Russian rule and the walls were partially
demolished by order of Peter
I of Russia.
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