St. Urban's Tower
Hlavn ná mestie 3/1, 040 01 Ko&scaron ice, Slovakia
Description:
The Tower of St. Urban is a Gothic style, square at the base, a bell tower with a pyramidal roof shape. It stands apart from the temple. The tower is dedicated to the patron saint of wine growers - St. Urban.
The bell tower was built in the XIV century, but the main bell weighing 7 tons, the tower received in 1557. Its creator is Francis Lilienfeld of Olomouc. Its present appearance tower of St. Urban found in the XVIII-XX centuries.
Triangular roof with a cross of wrought iron bell tower received in 1775. The arched passage at the base of the tower was made only in 1912. Near the base of the tower were found 36 tombstones, the dates of which indicated the burial of people in the XV-XVI centuries.
The tower managed to stand for more than five centuries without any serious incident, however, in 1966 it was a fire that caused the greatest damage to the bell. He is now in a damaged condition. He was placed on a pedestal in front of the tower. On the bell tower instead installed a copy, which was cast in 1996.