Church tower – history
Every pilgrim heading for Jasna Góra recognises the characteristic silhouette of the monastery church tower marking the end of the journey.
Panorama dalla torre
If pilgrims, undeterred by its height, decide to ascend the tower, they can admire not only the monastery and the panorama of the city, but also the vast view of the northern part of the Kraków-Czestochowa Upland and its limestone hills and rocks. Because of this visual amenity, the monastery church tower was used as an observation point, among others, during World War II.
Tower – clock
In the second storey of the tower, there is a clock with a dial in each of the walls, with a carillon above it
Tower – architecture
The tower, late Renaissance in style, 105.3 m in height, constructed on a plan of transverse rectangle
Panorama from the tower
If pilgrims, undeterred by its height, decide to ascend the tower, they can admire not only the monastery and the panorama