Minaret

The most northern minaret in Europe from the time of the Turkish occupation, the minaret is built out of carved sandstone. The djami on its east side was dismantled in 1841 in the course of the city replanning.

With a 14-sided ground plan this tower is 40 metres high. Inside its tall trunk 97 winding steps lead up to the iron balustraded circular terrace. The stone cone on the very top of the minaret is ornamented with a crescent moon and a cross. Since 1997, some 350 years after the legendary battle, the sound of the muezzin calling is once again heard in a summer event series.

Of the three minarets remaining in Hungary (Pécs, Érd, Eger), this is the tallest and the best preserved one.

Photo 1835, Sept 2008