Baldwin's Tower

Baldwin's Tower ( bg, Балдуинова кула, ''Balduinova kula'') is a defensive

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located in the

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n town of

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

, in the southeast of the Tsarevets Fortress. The modern tower is designed by the architect Aleksandar Reshenov and built in 1930 based on the preserved

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tower in the Cherven fortress near

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. The tower was built near the location of the Frenhisar Gate, the south entrance to Tsarevets. The medieval tower guarded the gate and a water reservoir.

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Baldwin I died there after he was captured by Tsar Kaloyan of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Because of this, the modern tower is named Baldwin's Tower. {{coord, 43, 4, 51, N, 25, 39, 11, E, region:BG, display=title Tourist attractions in Veliko Tarnovo Province Buildings and structures in Veliko Tarnovo History of Veliko Tarnovo Tower houses in Bulgaria