The Shoemaker’s Tower (Sighişoara)

 tower, fortification, listed building / architectural heritage

The first documentary attestation of the Shoemaker’s Tower dates from 1522, but it was rebuilt under the present shape in 1681, after the 1676 fire. It looks like a hexagonal prism, and it is shorter than the other towers. What is unusual is its two small observation towers oriented towards the town. It used to have an artillery bastion in front, but it was demolished in 1846.
From this tower comes the stone plate on which is the oldest city's emblem and the motto "Nomen Domini, turris fortissima". The stone is now kept at the Museum of History in the Clock Tower. After World War II, the tower housed a deposit of archival documents, so that his appearance has undergone some changes: the windows were enlarged and the entrance was modified. The outer staircase was also added later in 2001.