City walls

The Modra city fortification system was built in the years 1610-1646 according to the plan of the Italian builders and has the character of a Renaissance bastion fortification. The walls, reaching 4-5 meters high, are 2300 meters long, which is about 70% of their original dimension. The fortification of the city was built according to the line of the already existing urban development, therefore the walls have an irregular shape. Entrances to the city from three suburbs were protected by gates: Dolná, Pezinská and the Horná brána still standing today. The circular tower, also called the Red Tower, serves today as the Gallery of the National Artist Ignác Bizmayer, and the square Lower Tower is part of the Majolika Hotel.