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Zwinger (Münster)

Coordinates: 51°58′03.30″N 7°37′54.10″E / 51.9675833°N 7.6316944°E / 51.9675833; 7.6316944
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The Zwinger on the present day Promenade.

The Zwinger in the Westphalian city of Münster is part of the old city fortifications from the Early Modern Period. In the Nazi era it was both a gaol and a Gestapo place of execution and was heavily damaged by allied air raids. Since its conversion to a memorial the Zwinger has belonged to the Münster City Museum (Stadtmuseum Münster) and is home to the sculpture Das gegenläufige Konzert.

References

  • Rebecca Horn: Der Zwinger in Münster. W. König Verlag, ISBN 3883756474
  • Max Geisberg: Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler von Westfalen, Vol. 41: Die Stadt Münster Teil 1: Die Ansichten und Pläne, Grundlage und Entwicklung, die Befestigungen, die Residenzen der Bischöfe. Aschendorff, Münster, 1976, ISBN 3-402-05090-0
  • Barbara Rommé (ed.): Der Zwinger : Bollwerk, Kunstwerk, Mahnmal. Aschendorff, Münster, 2007, ISBN 978-3-402-12732-2

51°58′03.30″N 7°37′54.10″E / 51.9675833°N 7.6316944°E / 51.9675833; 7.6316944