Roter Turm
A gate tower remaining from the 12th-century medieval city walls, and one of Chemnitz's oldest buildings.
The Red Tower was originally a gate tower of the medieval city wall. It was once used as a courthouse and a prison. Its brick-red body, topped with a newer pointed spire, stands out sharply in the modern city center. The interior is generally not open, so it is mainly viewed and photographed from outside. It stands on the east side of the Markt, within a few minutes' walk of the Karl Marx Monument and the archaeology museum, and fits well into a city-center walking route.
Opening hours
Exterior visible all day
Nearby sights
- Markt, Old & New Town Hall
- Karl Marx Monument
- smac – State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz
- Petrified Forest & Museum of Natural History
- Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum am Theaterplatz
- Museum Gunzenhauser
- Kaßberg & Kaßberg Prison Memorial
- Schloßbergmuseum & Schloßkirche