Clock Tower

The Clock Tower is Sighisoara’s historic landmark and the largest of nine surviving defense towers of the original fourteen. Standing 64 m tall, it protects the southeast city gate and is visible throughout the center. Built in the 14th century, it was topped with a Baroque canopy in the late 17th century. Until 1556 it served as the town council’s seat. The 17th-century clock was restored in 1648, with wooden statues representing pagan gods of the days of the week. Its current mechanism was installed in 1906, made in Switzerland. It has two 2.4 m diameter dials.