The Dömötör Tower is the oldest surviving building in Szeged and one of the oldest in Hungary, with origins dating to the twelfth century. It stands in the corner of Dóm Square, dwarfed by the twin towers of the adjacent Votive Church but unmistakably different in age and character — the brick is darker, the proportions rougher, the whole structure more worn and less symmetrical than everything around it.
The tower can be climbed and offers a close-up view of the church's upper structure and a reasonable panorama over the square and city rooftops. The interior preserves some original Romanesque architectural elements. Its survival as a medieval fragment in an entirely reconstructed nineteenth-century city gives it an odd, anachronistic quality that is part of its appeal.