Clock tower

Inside the walls of Gradačac Fortress, just a few steps from the Zmaja od Bosne Tower, stands the Sahat-kula – the most important architectural endowment of Husein-kapetan Gradaščević from 1824. Standing 22 meters tall, this tower is the youngest structure of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina, yet its unusual appearance draws more attention than many older buildings. Due to specific ground settlement, the tower gradually leaned over time, and today it is proudly called the "Leaning Tower of Gradačac."

Its construction hides interesting architectural details: while most of the tower is built of stone, the top section is finished in brick at a height of half a meter. Another unusual detail visitors often notice is that three edges of the tower are rounded, while the fourth has a sharp edge.

Although the clock mechanism was changed several times throughout history – from the Vienna clock from the Austro-Hungarian period to the last repair in 1948 – the tower stopped keeping time in 1953, but remained an eternal guardian of history. Thanks to restoration work in the 1980s, its leaning was stopped, preserving this national monument for future generations as an authentic symbol of Gradačac’s defiance and beauty.