Michal Tower
Slovakia, Bratislava, Old Town.
Description:
Arriving in Bratislava, Slovakia, be sure to look at the Michal Tower or, as it is also called, the Mikhailovsky Gate. The tower and gate are a complex located in the Old Town of Bratislava. This includes a tower, gate, moat and a drawbridge. In the Michal Tower there is a very interesting museum of ancient weapons, and next to the tower there is a pharmacy "Red Cancer", built in the XV century. The pharmacy is the oldest in the city, now it houses a pharmacy museum. The height of the seven-storey Michal Tower is 51 meters.
The tower and gate complex were built in 1300. However, since then, not once rebuilt, the last time in 1758 were rebuilt in the Baroque style. A statue of St. Michael with a dragon appeared on the tower. The tower and gates look like they did in those days.