Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

The Eastern Gate Tower in Byczyna is the so-called Polish Gate Tower – one of the elements of the medieval municipal fortifications. To this day – apart from the Eastern Tower – two other towers from the municipal fortifications have been preserved – the German and Sand ones, as well as a fragment of the moat and the Gothic 14th-century St. Peter's church towering over the market square. The tower of the Polish Gate was built on a square plan, using overburnt clinker bricks, on a low stone plinth. The 22-meter-high facility has a pointed-arch entrance on the ground floor, six slit windows illuminating the interior, and a series of small windows on the highest floor. The whole is crowned with a tented roof covered with roof tiles. A wooden staircase leads to the top level, the balustrades of which require reconstruction. Practical information: Visiting the museum on Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Wednesday from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Friday – Sunday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Free admission. Free parking in front of the museum.