h ter ' s ▁building , ▁with ▁the ▁upper ▁level ▁holding ▁a ▁water ▁tank . ▁It ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁The ▁tower ' s ▁height ▁is ▁. ▁The ▁walls ▁are ▁built ▁of ▁local ▁rock , ▁with ▁some ▁rows ▁of ▁brick . ▁Their ▁width ▁var ies ▁from ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁upper ▁level ▁to ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁bottom . ▁Inside ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁spir al ▁st air case . ▁When ▁the ▁tower ▁was ▁renov ated , ▁an ▁elev ator ▁was ▁installed . ▁For ▁a ▁short ▁while , ▁the ▁History ▁Museum ▁of ▁Chi ș in ă u ▁had ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁this ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁suffered ▁significant ▁struct ural ▁damage ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁V rance a ▁earth qu akes , ▁and ▁was ▁closed ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁The ▁museum ▁opened ▁briefly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁tower ▁entered ▁renov ation ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁The ▁rest oration ▁works ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁with ▁minor ▁improvements ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁A ▁similar ▁tower ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁crossing ▁of ▁Vas ile ▁Ale cs and ri ▁and ▁Ver onica ▁M icle ▁streets , ▁but ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁exist ▁anymore . ▁ ▁Note ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : T ow ers ▁completed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Category : T ow ers ▁in ▁Mold ova ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Chi