The tower of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Miechów adjoins the south-western corner of the Miechów church. The first mention of the church tower comes from the early 14th century. Founded on a nearly square plan, the tower is a six-floor building with each floor accentuated by a characteristic cornice. In the 19th century, the tower was covered with a characteristic dome resembling a globe on which a few metres’ tall figure of the Risen Christ holding a banner was placed in 2006. The idea of the Christ figure comes from the 19th century and Bolesław Prus’s remarks ridiculing this idea in a Warsaw newspaper became a legend. Bells were placed inside the tower in the 18th century. The oldest one dates to 1637 and is now a part of the Miechów museum collection. The others are: a small bell 98 cm in diameter, a large bell 150 cm in diameter cast by Monsignor Stanisław Wesołowski, and a mid-sized bell named Bronisław recast in 1936 from a cracked bell that was cast in 1750. The tower is 52 m high with the Christ Risen figure included. Its lowest part is made of Roman stone blocks while the upper part is made of a mixed stone-and-brick material. Patterns made of burr that was often used for decorative purposes in the Middle Ages are clearly visible on the southern and eastern façade. In the western part of the tower is a buttress inside of which spiral stairs lead to the top. A great storm and a lightning strike destroyed the old stairs in 1928, which is why the current way to the top of the tower is via temporary stairs built inside.