Object description

The Erd minaret is an Ottoman era minaret tower situated in Érd near capital Budapest in Hungary. It is one of only three Ottoman era minarets still surviving in Hungary. The minaret is 23 metres tall and constructed with limestone. It was built in the 17th century as part of a mosque by Ottoman Muslims and use for the Muslim call to prayer . The minaret is a registered monument of Hungary with identification 7014 and reference number 7012.