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Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Leaning Tower of Toruń

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Leaning Tower of Toruń

Highlight • Monument

Leaning Tower of Toruń

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Miasto średniowieczne w Toruniu

Location: Toruń, Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

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Tips

Wandering Cloud

March 4, 2025

Hiking

The Leaning Tower is a medieval tower that was built in the 14th century and was part of Toruń's defensive walls. There are also legends about it, for example that it was built by a Teutonic Knight who had an affair with a merchant's daughter - and as a penance he was supposed to build a leaning tower; a symbol of abandoning the monastic rule.

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October 31, 2020

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The Leaning Tower of Torun is an element of the medieval fortifications of Torun.
It is tilted by 1.46 m from the vertical.
The tower was built in the second …

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October 29, 2021

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What you MUST do as a tourist at the Leaning Tower is:

- heels against the wall

back against the wall
- hands outstretched

Whoever stands still for more than 3 seconds and doesn't fall forward wins ;)

It's a MUST for a visit to Torun!

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Elevation 60 m

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Location: Toruń, Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

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