Siedlęcin Tower

Siedlęcin Tower (Polish: Wieża książęca w Siedlęcinie) is a 14th-century tower castle situated in the southwestern Polish village of Siedlęcin in the Karkonosze County.[1][2]

Ducal Tower in Siedlęcin
Wieża książęca w Siedlęcinie
Location within Poland
General information
Type	Tower castle
Architectural style	Gothic
Town or city	Siedlęcin
Country	Poland
Coordinates	50.935°N 15.6856°E / 50.935; 15.6856
Construction started	1313
Completed	1315
Client	Henry I of Jawor

The keep in Siedlęcin is one of the best-preserved examples of such buildings in Central Europe; its construction was probably started in 1313 or 1314 by Henry I of Jawor. He and his wife Agnes of Bohemia also commissioned the medieval Gothic fresco murals depicting the legend of Lancelot that are painted in the great hall of the keep.

The tower, surrounded by a moat, is a keep of a relatively modest sort, which combines the functions of housing, ceremony, and defence in a vertical disposition analogous to those found in other castles in Europe: the lower storeys were designed for defence and for trade and business; the upper floors consisted of living quarters, and fulfilled the ceremonial functions of the dukes; the topmost floor also served defensive purposes.