Fat Margaret Tower

Fat Margaret Tower

Also known as Paks Margareeta

Year

1530

Type

building

The massively proportioned round tower at the northern gate of Old Town takes its name from its unusual width: 20 meters in diameter, which gave the gunpowder-era fortification enough mass to absorb artillery fire. Built in the early 16th c …

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