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Bootmaker's Tower

Turnul Cizmarilor
Bootmaker's Tower
Turnul Cizmarilor
Turnul Cizmarilor din Sighisoara3
Cezar Suceveanu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
town fortification
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.2212664003, 24.7920145256
Google map:

History

The tower was built in 1521 and reinforced in 1603. In 1606, the tower, defended by the Guild of the Bootmakers, was partially damaged, but was rebuilt in 1650. It took its present form in 1681, after being rebuilt after the fire of 1676. Located at the northern end of the castle wall, it is the lowest tower of all.

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