Jarmer's Tower was long gone but the site was excavated in connection with the Nordic Exhibition of 1888 and the remains of the tower were afterwards restored as a ruin to commemorate the city's past as a fortified city.
Jarmers Tårn var for længst forsvundet, men området blev udgravet i forbindelse med den nordiske udstilling i 1888, og resterne af tårnet blev bagefter sat i stand som ruin for at minde byens fortid som befæstet.