Council houses The tower as part of the Council House (1849)
The Council Houses (Polish: Wieża Ratuszowa) is a 70-meter tower, located at Rynek Główny in Krakow.
The Gothic tower was built of brick and stone blocks in the 14th century and was part of the Council House (Ratusz) demolished in 1820. The Gothic towers were destroyed in 1680 by a fire. Around 1685, the tip was replaced by a baroque spit, which in 1783 was such that Archbishop Kajetan Sołtyk replaced this by a smaller one. In front of the entrance are two statues of lions, made in the early 19th century and placed in the 1960s. The tower is home to 1444. Underground, a prison with torture was previously found.
Today the tower is in use by the Historical Museum.
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