The symbol of the city, the tower was built during the late 13th century (no two historians agree on one set of exact dates) to protect an entrance the building next door, which until the last 1490s was Sibiu’s Town Hall. The tower is open to visitors (10:00-20:00), and you can climb its steep steps to admire both the view of the city from the top, as well as the inner workings of the tower's clock on the way back down.