Eger minaret

Eger, Hungary

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Opening hours: Nov-Feb 10:00-13:45; Mar 10:00-14:45; Apr,Oct 10:00-16:45; May 01-Jun 21 10:00-17:45; Jun 22-Aug 31 09:00-19:45; Sep 10:00-17:45

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The Eger minaret, located in Eger in northern Hungary, is an Ottoman-era tower built in the early 17th century from red sandstone as part of the Djami of Kethuda mosque. Standing 40 metres high, it is one of the most northerly minarets surviving from Ottoman rule in Europe and the tallest and best-preserved of three remaining Ottoman minarets in Hungary. The others are the Érd minaret and the minaret of Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque in Pécs. Though the original mosque no longer stands, the minaret endures as a preserved monument, its interior spiral staircase of 98 steps ascending to a balcony at 26 metres offering panoramic views of the city. In 2016, after a 327-year interval, a Turkish Muslim resident was permitted to perform the Muslim call to prayer from the balcony.

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Ottoman architecture

Type: minaret, historic site
Place: Eger, Hungary

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