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Érd minaret

Hungary

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Érd minaret (Hungarian: Érdi minaret) is an Ottoman era minaret tower situated in Érd near capital Budapest in Hungary. It is one of only three Ottoman era minarets still surviving in Hungary. The other two are the Eger minaret and the minaret of Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque in Pécs. The minaret is 23 metres (75 feet) tall and constructed with limestone. It was built in the 17th century as part of a mosque by Ottoman Muslims and use for the Muslim call to prayer (Adhan). The minaret is a registered monument of Hungary with identification 7014 and reference number 7012. The minaret stands alone in Érd-Ófalu, near the dam of the Danube, next to a trace of an ancient Roman military road. This road is still called Mecset Street, which means "Mosque Street", a subtle reference to the mosque that one stood there.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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