The Roter Turm — the Red Tower — stands on its own on the Marktplatz, the fifth of Halle's five towers. Eighty-four metres high, slim and square, with a tapering top in pale red sandstone, it was completed in 1506 after nearly a century of construction.
A massive 76-bell carillon hangs in the upper stages and plays at fixed times throughout the day. The tower can be climbed; the platform near the top gives the best overall view of the city centre and the river beyond. The little Roland statue at the base is a copy of a 1719 figure of the medieval imperial symbol.