Tower of Hera (A Link to the Past)

The Tower of Hera, or "Mountain Tower", is the third dungeon in the Light World in A Link to the Past. It is located at the top of Death Mountain; in order to climb Death Mountain and thus gain access to the Tower, Link must use the Power Glove previously obtained from the Desert Palace. Link must also make a brief trip into Dark World and escape using the Magic Mirror he obtained from the Old Man in order to get to the other side of Spectacle Rock.

Concept
The dungeon is larger in size than the first two. This is the first place where Link must make use of color-coded crystal switches; when a pink switch is hit, pink blocks rise from the floor and obstruct Link's way, blue blocks descend and the hit switch itself is turned into blue; when it's hit again, viceversa. It's also the first time where Link finds teleport vortexes, which take him into other parts of the dungeon. Finally, holes leading to lower floors also debut here, and their positions in the floor may change when certain special switches are pressed (this is the only way to get the main treasure of the dungeon, the Moon Pearl). Said item protects Link from the influece of the Dark World, and he won't be transformed into a rabbit anymore while being in there. The end boss is Moldorm, who must be defeated before a chance of Link falling into a hole comes (if this happens, the battle must be started again). After defeating this boss, Link receives a Heart Container and the Pendant of Wisdom.

The Dark World counterpart of the Tower of Hera is Ganon's Tower.

Trivia

 * The Tower of Hera is named after the famous ancient Greek Goddess, Hera. Hera was the wife of Zeus, the King of the Gods, and is rumored that she lived in a beautiful tower or palace, built on the top of Olympus, the tallest mountain in Greece.