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Below the waterworks and outside the walls, this reddish-brown house was one of the only structures to survive all the city's fires—leading Bautzeners to conclude that it could only be occupied by witches. There's an exhibition, open every on the 1st and 3rd Sunday every the month.
Bautzen's city walls have a number of gates and towers. This one, at the end of Reichenstrasse, is the most impressive. Although the tower base dates from 1490, it was damaged in four city fires (in 1620, 1639, 1686, and 1747) and rebuilt, hence its baroque cupola. The reconstruction caused the tower to lean, however, and its foundation was further damaged in 1837. The "Leaning Tower of Bautzen" currently sits about 5 feet off center. The view from the top is a spectacular vista of Bautzen and the surrounding countryside.
