Nový zámok

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Nový zámok (literally "New Castle") is a castle in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia.

[edit] History

New Castle - a national cultural monument - is a six-floor Renaissance building with four bastions. It was constructed in 1564-1571 as a watch tower during the Ottoman wars. Because of its dominant position, it was also used as the town's live clock (exact time was announced every quarter of an hour on a trumpet).

[edit] Today

A permanent exhibition called Anti-Turkish Wars in Slovakia is installed on four floors of the castle. The highest floor offers a panoramic view of Banská Štiavnica and its environs.