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The baroque tower adjacent to St. Nicholas Church was built by multiple architects, mainly Kry¹tof and Kilián Ignác Dienzenhofers. It was completed by Anselmo Lurago according to the original plans in 1755. The tower’s height is the same as the adjacent cupola and the gallery, which is open to the public, is 65m tall and has 299 steps. The tower belonged to the community, not the church, as indicated by the Mala Strana symbol over the entrance. This is the reason its street address is 556, since churches for the most part do not have numbered addresses. The tower has a separate entrance from the square. Since 1992 the tower has been administered by the Prague Information Service along with other city property. The Prague Information Service had the facade reconstructed in 1996 – 1997 and modified the interior in order to open it to the public. They then installed an exhibition entitled The Music of Prague Choirs, in cooperation with the National Museum, which is dedicated to the musical traditions of the city of Prague and its churches.

Guided tours of the tower are provided by the Prague Information Service.