Bollwerk
The Bollwerk is a turn, vestige of the old fortifications of the town of Mulhouse, which is with the Quartier Nordfeld not far from the Tour of Europe.
Bollwerk (which gave “boulevard” to French) means “bastion”, and bore during its history several different names. Initially “Neuensteinerturm” about 1390 (of the name of a family living not far from the tower), then “turn Hugues Walch” in the years 1400 (even explanation), then “turn of the ass” towards 1700 (the miller of the Porte of Basle had not far a house with the sign from the ass), then finally “turn of the pig” towards 1850 (the slaughter-house being just at side) before bearing its current name towards 1900.
Its top was formerly decorated of Créneau X, then transformed into flat roof with four slope towards 1700 before being equipped with its roof to current form in 1890. The enclosing wall to which Bollwerk belonged was demolished in 1840. The fresco which decorates the tower is of Ferdinant Wagner and was restored in the years 1970 by Bernard Latuner.
Today the tower represents a little the history of the city because it one of the rare vestiges is preserved until today. One names sometimes Mulhouse under the name of “city of Bollwerk”. Since May 2006 the Tramway of Mulhouse passes just to the accesses of the tower.
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