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The White Tower

 
 
 
  • Bílá věž
    Franušova 168/1
    500 03 Hradec Králové
GPS: 50.20889, 15.83083
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The White Tower is the most dominating feature of the city. Standing some 71.5 m in height, this Renaissance campanile was finished in 1589 and served the town as a fire lookout and watchtower. The White Tower was named after its building material, which is white stone.

Points of interest: The tower houses the third largest and heaviest bell in the Czech Republic. The Augustine bell weighs 10 tonnes and is 2 metres in diameter. On special occasions it rings out even today. And if the hands on the clock seem to you to be the wrong way round, then your eyes are not deceiving you. One of the explanations is that in the past, minutes were not as important, and it was possible to see the large hand from a greater distance – e.g. from a nearby field.

Tips for visitors: Evening tours of the WhiteTower, Wandering with Monsters, Welcoming tourists under the White Tower.

 
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  • Bílá věž
    Franušova 168/1
    500 03 Hradec Králové
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