Tűztorony
The Tűztorony—Vigyázótorony as it was once called—is a 48-metre-high survival from medieval Veszprém, still tied to one job it has done for centuries: watching for fires. Its lower, cylindrical section belonged to a castle tower built in the 13th century, and the structure endured even the Ottoman period, in part because in 1703 Emperor Leopold I ordered the demolition of Hungarian fortifications, but the tower was spared since it already served fire-prevention purposes. From the summit, the whole city could be monitored—a practical necessity in a windy place where flames could spread quickly. That defensive capacity grew in 1814, when the Fecskendőház was built next to the tower for the city’s fire brigade. Earthquake damage in 1810 required rebuilding: over the next four years, master builder Henrik Tumler rebuilt the upper section in the copf style. …
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