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In the south of the city of Ingolstadt, beyond the Danube river, there are two big and well-preserved fortification towers with a long red wall between them and a large park (named Klenze-Park) around them. Above the entrance of the eastern tower you can see the inscription described here.
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The Triva tower was built as a protection of the east side of the Reduit Tilly. Its name comes from Johann Nepomuk Joseph Florian, Graf von Triva (1755 – 1827), who was Bavarian general of artillery and the first minister of war of the Bavarian kingdom. It measures 50 x 79 meters, and its walls are up to four meters thick. Initially there were 58 heavy guns on two floors, but after the construction of further fortifications the tower was transformed into barracks. Nowadays it hosts a police museum. See the banner announcing a related exhibition (Vom Tatort ins Labor = From the scene of crime to the laboratory).
This tower is one of the neo-classical fortification buildings created by Leo von Klenze. Other buildings of the same period and architect are the Reduit Tilly and the Baur tower. Leo von Klenze was court architect of the Bavarian King Ludwig I and one of the most important representatives of Greek revival style in Bavaria.
For Klenze's buildings in Munich, see also Greek Temple of the English Garden and The Greeks’ Struggle for Independence.
Bibliography
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Munich, Bavaria and the Black Forest |
A guide to southern Germany. |
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Bavaria |
A specialized guide to Bavaria. |
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Internet
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Official site (German language). |
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In the English Wikipedia. |
Encyclopaedic article on the city of Ingolstadt. |
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By Google Maps. |
Zoomable city map of Ingolstadt. |
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In the English Wikipedia. |
Encyclopaedic article on this German neoclassicist architect, painter, and writer. |
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In the German Wikipedia. |
Short encyclopaedic article on the Triva tower. |
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In the English Wikipedia. |
Short encyclopaedic article on the Bavarian general whose name is written on the entrance of the Triva tower. |
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In the English Wikipedia. |
Detailed encyclopaedic article on Europe's second longest river. |
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Arrival by Public Transport
For the arrival in Ingolstadt, see Inscriptions of Ingolstadt.
Going downtown by feet from the main railway station of Ingolstadt you will cross a large park (named Klenze-Park) and just before arriving at the Danube river you will see some big fortification towers with a long red wall between them. The right-hand tower is the Triva tower.
Indications concerning the arrival correspond to our personal knowledge or even experience, but we cannot assume any responsibility for their rightness. When you are reading this page, things may have changed in reality.
Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2011
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