{"id":601000,"date":"2026-02-11T18:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitharju.ee\/?post_type=visitestonia&#038;p=601000"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T05:32:03","slug":"kiiu-vassal-stronghold-or-the-kiiu-tower","status":"publish","type":"visitestonia","link":"https:\/\/visitharju.ee\/en\/kiiu-vassal-stronghold-or-the-kiiu-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiiu Vassal Stronghold, or the Kiiu Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The medieval <strong>Kiiu Tower<\/strong> was probably completed in the beginning of the 16th century, and it is located in Kiiu manor park. <\/p>\n<p>This former residential tower is the smallest surviving medieval defensive structure in the Baltic countries. The tower has four floors; the walls are 1.8 m thick, and the inner diameter of the tower is 4.3 m. Narrow windows served as embrasures, the circular balcony was a defence passage.<\/p>\n<p>In the time of war, only the first floor was used as living quarters; the rest was for defence purposes. The defence passage that surrounds the second floor and rests on beams is unique in the Baltic countries.<\/p>\n<p>The defensive structure, which resembles a Dutch windmill from afar, was restored in 1974. 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