It was hardly surprising when in May 1992 a group of young poets went out to the Maiden’s Tower and announced, with the support of the mayor, that they wanted the virtually abandoned tower to be made into a cultural center.
Astoņus mēnešus prese un televīzija rūpīgi sekoja notikumu attīstībai, kamēr problēma tika atrisināta, pārvietojot konteinerus ar cianīdu uz citu vietu.