Red Tower (Pärnu)

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Red Tower
Part of Pärnu Castle
Pärnu, Pärnu County, Estonia

Coordinates	58°23′06″N 24°30′10″E / 58.385°N 24.5028°E / 58.385; 24.5028
Type	tower

Red Tower (Pärnu) (Estonian: Punane torn) is a tower in Pärnu, Estonia. The tower is only building of medieval New-Pärnu Fortress, which is preserved until today. The tower is named after the red bricks which are used to line the inside and outside of the tower.^[1]

The tower was built in 15th century and it was used as a prison. In the 17th century, the tower had four storeys. Three storeys are preserved until today.^[1]

Since 19th century, the building has had several purposes, e.g. for being the town archives.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Red Tower, Estonia". Visitestonia.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

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