Tailor's Tower
Turnul Croitorilor
Tailor's Tower
Turnul Croitorilor
Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
town fortification
Settlement:
Address:
Strada Zidul Cetăţii
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.2201958711, 24.791216641
Google map:
Useful links
muemlekem.hu
History
The tower was built in the 14th century to defend the western gate of the town. It was fortified with a barbican. In the 1676 fire, the gunpowder stored in the upper storeys exploded. It was rebuilt in 1935, when it took on its present appearance.
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