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The White Tower of Thessaloniki
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The White Tower of Thessaloniki

The White Tower is the symbol of Thessaloniki, Greece. During the Ottoman occupation of the city, it was used as a prison. The White Tower was constructed in the 15th century, following the Ottoman conquest of Thessaloniki...
Bell Tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
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Bell Tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv

Bell tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, built in the Cossack Baroque style between 1699-1706, funded by Hetman Ivan Mazepa. The height of the bell tower is 76 metres.
The interior of the Tower of the Winds (Athens)
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The interior of the Tower of the Winds (Athens)

The interior of the Tower of the Winds, also called Horologion of Androkinos, showing the central section of the floor of the monument. The holes were used for mounting the hydraulic mechanism which was...
Tower Tomb in Carsulae, Italy
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Tower Tomb in Carsulae, Italy

The so-called Tower Tomb at Carsuale (Italy) is a mausoleum dated to between the 1st century BCE-1st century CE. Its lower structure is a quadrangular base 4.3 metres (14.1 ft) square and 2.4 metres (7.8 ft) high. Above...
Konstantino-Eleninskaya Tower, Moscow
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Konstantino-Eleninskaya Tower, Moscow

Konstantino-Eleninskaya Tower (St. Constantine and Helena Tower), the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Completed in 1490. Photo taken in 2012.
Hellenistic Tower at Eleutherna, Crete
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Hellenistic Tower at Eleutherna, Crete

The remains of a Hellenistic defensive tower standing atop Pyrgi hill in the ancient city of Eleutherna on Crete. The tower was used from the Hellenistic until the Byzantine period (4th century BCE to 7th centuries...
Louis XVI Imprisoned in the Tower of the Temple
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Louis XVI Imprisoned in the Tower of the Temple

King Louis XVI of France, during his imprisonment in the Tower of the Temple, where he was held for the last months of his life during the French Revolution. oil on canvas by Jean-François Garneray, 1814...
Great Enclosure Tower, Great Zimbabwe
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Great Enclosure Tower, Great Zimbabwe

The conical tower of the Great Enclosure of Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe. Built in the 13-14th century CE using granite, the purpose of the structure is not known.
Murder of the Princes in the Tower
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Murder of the Princes in the Tower

"Murder of the Princes in the Tower" by James Northcote (1746 - 1831 CE). A dramatic depiction of the murder of Edward V of England (1470-1483 CE) and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473 -1483 CE), in 1483...
Tower, Theodosian Walls
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Tower, Theodosian Walls

A tower and section of the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, completed c. 413 CE.
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