Draft:Wellenberg Tower

Wellenberg Tower 47°22′7.5″N 8°32′33.5″E / 47.368750°N 8.542639°E / 47.368750; 8.542639

The Wellenberg tower from the north, as depicted in an engraving by Johann Balthasar Bullinger, 1770.
The Wellenberg tower from the south, as depicted in an engraving by W. Bartlett, circa 1834.


The Wellenberg Tower was possibly part of the early city fortifications of Zurich. It stood between today's Münster Bridge and the Quaibrücke at the height of Schifflände Square on the Limmat and was only accessible by boat.