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Red Tower (Halle)

Red Tower (Halle)

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Red Tower (Halle)

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Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Red Tower (Halle) – Handel Monument, Halle loop from Bebelviertel

5.43km

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2. Market Square, Halle (Saale) – Handel Monument, Halle loop from Neumarktviertel

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3. Market Square, Halle (Saale) – Peissnitz Bridge loop from Heide-Süd

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Danny & Kalle

July 16, 2018

Many stones and windows are almost 500 years old and have been preserved in their original form. During a guided tour, the doors of several chambers are opened that are otherwise not open to the public, such as the spolia chamber with casts and originals of the sculptures and figures of the tower, as well as the inscription and bell chamber.
With 76 bells, the Red Tower is the largest carillon in Europe. The carillon was installed for the opening of the Handel Festival in 1993 and has a total weight of almost 55 tons. The largest bell bears the name "Dame Handel" - in keeping with the Handel city of Halle - and weighs eight tons.

Events:
Mon, Wed, Fri 5 p.m
Sat, Sun, public holidays 2:00 p.m

Other appointments by arrangement
Prices:
public guided tour – price/person:
€6.00/reduced €4.50 (minimum participants: 2 people; reduced price for children up to 14 years)

Group tours at individual times (groups up to max. 15 people):
Price on request

Source (halle-tourismus.de)

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SL2311

January 27, 2020

The Red Tower, a free-standing bell tower, together with the towers of the Marktkirche, is the city's landmark. The construction of the 84 meter high tower was completed in 1506. With its 76 bells, the Red Tower has the largest carillon in Europe and the third largest carillon in the world. The five clock bells acoustically indicate the time every quarter of an hour. Since the melody of the clock chime corresponds exactly to that of Big Ben in London, this tone is also called the "Westminster chime".

Source: halle-touristinformation.de/portfolio/roter-turm

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Michi LE

March 11, 2023

Red Tower (old St. Mary's Church) Halle/Saale

construction time
11th century (first church of St. Mary's), 2nd quarter of the 13th century (new building of St. Mary's, of which the Hausmann towers and red tower have been preserved), 15th century, 16th century, 20th century
1528/1529 (decision to merge the two churches under the Marian patronage while preserving all towers and demolishing the naves), 1418, 1446 (second construction phase), 1455 to 1460 (lower bell floor), 1470 to 1474 (upper bell floor, 1506 spire), 1825 (shops, destroyed and demolished in 1945), 1975 (new tower top)
Architectural style
Gothic, Renaissance, Modern
Builder/architect
Hans Wulkensteyn (1506)
Condition
The Red Tower in Halle/Saale has been renovated.
Todays use
profane, vacancy
Access
The Red Tower in Halle/Saale cannot be visited.

Description
type
Free-standing bell tower of the former St. Mary's Church, now standing on the market
Building structure
Ashlar building, high, almost unadorned shaft over a rectangular floor plan, octagonal upper floors, corner pinnacles and double window groups, upper floor with four-lane windows under tracery frieze, hipped roof and five slender spires

Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/kirchen/halle-saale-roter-turm

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Elevation 160 m

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Red Tower (Halle)

1. Red Tower (Halle) – Handel Monument, Halle loop from Bebelviertel

2. Market Square, Halle (Saale) – Handel Monument, Halle loop from Neumarktviertel

3. Market Square, Halle (Saale) – Peissnitz Bridge loop from Heide-Süd

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