Schrotkugelturm

5 Lekso Kanchaveli - 4 years ago

In 1908 the Juhl u0026 Sons Lead Foundry and Machine Factory (a.k.a. “Bleigießerei und Maschinenfabrik Juhl u0026 Söhne”) built the five-story “Schrotkugelturm,” or Shot Ball Tower, in Berlin.

After climbing the 197 steps to the peak of the tower, foundry workers would drop molten lead through a central tube. The draft from the free fall through the open building would cool the lead, molding it into perfectly round shot balls.

The factory ceased production for good in 1939. The tower would become historically listed, then unlisted (thus unprotected and unkept), and finally listed again. After a renovation in the late ’90s, Germany added Shot Ball Tower to its locations for Doors Open Day (“Tag des offenen Denkmals”), during which the public is invited into buildings that are normally closed off.

2 Michael Moss - 6 years ago

Really funny building. Worth a visit maybe, but don't go out of your way.

2 Anton Telegin - 5 years ago

Nothing to see actually

5 Matthias Meyerhof - 3 years ago

(Translated by Google) very interesting structure. Can only be viewed as part of a guided tour of the Victoria City (Berlin Lichtenberg). We did it, but it was a long time ago. I don't know if it's still possible today. This is where shotgun pellets used to be made. One could almost have guessed by the name. Liquid lead is poured through a sieve at the top and falls down, turning it into a perfect ball and solid by cooling in the air. At the bottom, the hot ball, which is already solid, falls into a water bath. From the top you have a great view.

(Original)
sehr interessantes Bauwerk. Nur zu besichtigen im Rahmen einer Standtführung durch die Viktoriastadt (Berlin Lichtenberg). Haben wir gemacht, ist aber schon sehr lange her. Ich weis nicht ob es heute noch möglich ist. Hier wurden früher Schrotkugeln hergestellt. Hätte man bei dem Namen sich fast denken können. Flüssiges Blei wird oben durch ein Sieb gegeossen und fällt hinab und wird dadurch zu perfekten Kugel und fest, durc h das abkühlen an der Luft. Unten fällt die heiße abe schon feste Kugel in ein Wasserbad. Von Oben hat man eine tolle Aussicht.

3 Yun Yang - 5 years ago

(Translated by Google) It's not very clear what this building is doing, there is no Chinese, and the German translation shows it is a shotgun tower.

(Original)
不是很清楚這個建築在做什麼的，沒有中文，從德文翻譯上顯示是獵槍塔。

2 Markus Czarny - 6 years ago

(Translated by Google) Interesting to see from the outside. Unfortunately, you do not get very close and not pure.

(Original)
Von außen interessant zu sehen. Leider kommt man nicht sehr nahe ran und nicht rein.

5 Borris Häring - 4 years ago

(Translated by Google) Interesting structure. Back then, people had great technology.

(Original)
Interessantes Bauwerk. Tolle Technik hatten die Menschen damals.