The Court Tower
The Court tower got its name in the 17th century from the Sovereign's Court not
far from it. The upper section of the 15th-century tower collapsed and was not
rebuilt until the end of the 17th century, when the walls were given a simple
touch of decoration in the form of a band of triangular recesses and round
rosettes. The inside of the tower had five platforms of which only the one on a
level with the firing platform of the wall was supported by a brick barrel
vault, the rest being made of wood and supported on sections projecting from the
tower wall. All the platforms had loopholes which made it possible to fire in
all directions and, most important, to cover the citadel walls.