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Weavers' Tower, Fire Tower

Weavers' Tower, Fire Tower
Kvár Tűzoltó torony
Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
municipal tower / fire tower
Current function:
museum
Settlement:
Kolozsvár, Cluj-Napoca
Address:
Strada Tipografiei
Historical Hungarian county:
Kolozs
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.7733505749, 23.5909407367
Google map:
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History

At the end of Szappany Street, the Szappany Bastion, or as it is known to the citizens of Kolozsvár today, the Fire Tower, was built in 1547. As this was the most fire-prone corner of the city, a fire watch was placed there as early as 1583. In the early 1870s, the tower was added a high floor, and on top of it a watch post was built with a bell to signal the fire. It bore this inscription: Fortior est qui se quam quis fortissima moenia vincit (The one who conquers himself is stronger than he who conquers the strongest walls). Because it was defended by a guild of weavers, it was also known as the Weavers' Tower. In the 1990s, the tower was restored, a glass canopy was built on top, and the Fire Museum was housed inside.

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