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Upper Hungary / Slovakia

Clock Tower

Hodinová veža
Clock Tower
Hodinová veža
Original function:
municipal tower / fire tower
Current function:
municipal tower / fire tower
Address:
č, Námestie SNP 2, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
Historical Hungarian county:
Zólyom
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.735897, 19.146235
Google map:

History

The tower was built in 1552 in Renaissance style. It was originally a guard tower. At the end of the 17th century it was expanded in Baroque style. It gained its current form after the fire in 1761. 101 steps lead to the top of the tower, which offers a spectacular view of the town, and it has a tilt of 68 centimeters.

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