Cathedral tower

The cathedral tower in Gorzów Wielkopolski consists of seven floors. On the first floor there was a kiża, or place of margrave. From floors II to IV, it houses the wooden interior of the belfry with a bell on the fourth floor. The fifth floor is the attic from the Gothic times, the sixth floor is the attic of the baroque superstructure, while the seventh floor is the top of the tower.

The cathedral tower is part of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It measures 40 m in height. The tower was built at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. It was built on a rectangular plan measuring 10 mx 19 m. Originally it had five floors. In the 17th century, an octagonal, two-storey superstructure with a baroque helmet was erected.

The cathedral tower in Gorzów Wielkopolski has a defensive character. If the enemy penetrated through the outer fortifications, it was to serve as a shelter and a place of defense. Arrangement of window openings on the sixth floor made it possible to carry out artillery fire from small guns.