Built in the years 1854-1858, during the reign of the Prussian king, Frederyk Wilhelm IV, as an artillery and observation point of the Świnoujście Fortress (it consisted of 4 forts). In the three-story building, the ground floor was manned by infantry with small arms and the floors were used for light field artillery. Cannons and ammunition were transported upwards by ropes through oval holes in the ceilings.
