A powder tower (German: Pulverturm), occasionally also powder house (Pulverhaus), was a building used by the military or by mining companies, frequently...

The Powder Tower or Powder Gate (Czech: Prašná brána) is a Gothic tower in Prague, Czech Republic. It is one of the original city gates. It separates...

Powder Tower (Latvian: Pulvertornis) is situated in Riga, Latvia, and originally a part of the defensive system of the town. The current Powder Tower...

Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of...

castle on 2 March 1689, they set fire to it and blew the front off the Fat Tower. Portions of the town were also burned, but the mercy of a French general...

electoral palace and the customs tower called the Powder Tower, northeast of the city center, began. Explosion of the Powder Tower in 1598, in which large parts...

remote and secure locations. They are the successor to the earlier powder towers and powder houses. Historic magazines were at the following locations, among...

daring escape from the town's “Powder Tower” (now called the “Schinderhannes Tower”) in August 1799. The Powder Tower had been said to be escape-proof...

fortification was destroyed by the French under Michel Ney. The Pulverturm ("Powder Tower", constructed before 1533) protected the castle in the western valley...

Powder Magazine, Powder House, or Powderworks may refer to: Powder tower or powder house, a building used to store gunpowder or explosives; common until...