Solomon Tower, Visegrád, Medieval tower and museum in Visegrád, Hungary.
Solomon Tower is a fortified tower in Visegrád forming part of the Lower Castle complex with thick stone walls rising prominently above the surrounding area. Inside, exhibitions display the area's history from ancient times and objects recovered from the nearby Royal Palace.
The Lower Castle, including this residential tower, was built between 1250 and 1260 as part of a single defensive system with the upper citadel. Under Charles I the hexagonal tower was rebuilt as a royal residence and a ring of inner wall was raised around it. From 1490 the tower served as a store, and in 1540 soldiers of Ferdinand I destroyed its southern corner. After the Turkish conquest the Turkish settlement moved inside the Lower Castle walls.
The tower's name comes from King Solomon (1053–1087), who, according to tradition, was held captive here for a year and a half after plotting against his brother Ladislaus in 1082. Scholars instead place his imprisonment in the late Roman fort of Visegrád–Sibrik above the tower, since the Lower Castle was only built between 1250 and 1260.
The tower reopened to visitors on 1 May 2026 after years of closure for structural repairs. The museum occupies three floors: the ground floor holds the reconstructed Gothic fountain, the first floor medieval and Renaissance sculpture, the second floor finds from the Roman forts. The tower stands at the eastern edge of the Lower Castle, below the citadel hill.
The site houses remnants of an ornamental fountain from the 14th century that once belonged to the royal residence. These rare stone artifacts reveal the skilled craftsmanship of medieval artisans from that period.
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