Fortress
Red Tower (Pärnu)
🇪🇪 Estonia · 15th century
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.
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.
Since 19th century, the building has had several purposes, e.g. for being the town archives.
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Red Tower (Pärnu) ranks #4,376 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #25 of the 36 mapped in Estonia. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 454 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Estonia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Red Tower (Pärnu)?
Red Tower (Pärnu) stands in Estonia, at 58.385°, 24.5028°.
When was Red Tower (Pärnu) built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1450. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Red Tower (Pärnu)?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,376 of 8,133 worldwide, and #25 in Estonia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Red Tower (Pärnu)?
Lihula Castle, about 52 km away.
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