▁formed ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁mos que ▁according ▁to ▁Fer enc ▁M és zá ros ▁description . ▁ ▁Min aret ▁Dem ol ition ▁Att empt ▁After ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁ended , ▁an ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁te ar ▁down ▁the ▁tower ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁After ▁human ▁force ▁failed , ▁an ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁pull ▁it ▁down ▁using ▁ 4 0 0 ▁ox en ▁with ▁ro pes ▁fixed ▁to ▁the ▁structure . ▁When ▁the ▁tower ▁proved ▁too ▁res il ient ▁to ▁demol ition ▁efforts ▁it ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁remain ▁after ▁placing ▁a ▁cross ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁sur mount ing ▁cres cent . ▁The ▁E ger ▁min aret ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁min aret ▁remaining ▁of ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 7 ▁that ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁E ger ▁during ▁the ▁ 9 1 - year ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁A ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁shows ▁the ▁abund ance ▁of ▁min are ts . ▁ ▁Pres ervation ▁of ▁Min aret ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁min are ts ▁roof , ▁called ▁the ▁original ▁d ome , ▁had ▁col lapsed ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁light ning ▁strike . ▁It ▁d eter ior ated ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁tower . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁a ▁tin ▁roof ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁tower ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁P yr ker ▁J ános ▁L ász ló ▁pres erving ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁complete ▁destruction . ▁In ▁