Built in the middle of the thirteenth century, the Dürrenbühl Tower and its gate barred the passage between the Gottéron Gorge and the Sarine River .
Around 1370, the defenses were renewed and the present tower was built; shortly after 1400, it was heightened. It is 26 metres high, square, and originally had a shell structure. Its hipped roof dates from the seventeenth century. In 1840, the wall was demolished to make way for the first Gottéron Bridge .



