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Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar
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Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar

The Moorish Castle's Tower of Homage, built in the 8th Century CE. The "Moorish Castle" was built by the Berber Marinid Dynasty, and is a symbol of Muslim rule in Medieval Spain. The Tower of Homage is...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
Great Hall
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Great Hall

The Great Hall was the architectural centrepiece of a medieval castle's interior and functioned as the social and administrative hub of the castle and its estates. With everyone dining and sleeping in the hall in its early days, the...
Tower of London (UNESCO/NHK)
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Tower of London (UNESCO/NHK)

The massive White Tower is a typical example of Norman military architecture, whose influence was felt throughout the kingdom. It was built on the Thames by William the Conqueror to protect London and assert his power...
Gamla Uppsala, Bell Tower
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Gamla Uppsala, Bell Tower

Bell Tower at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden, site of the Norse Temple at Uppsala, which was destroyed by King Inge of Sweden, c. 1080.
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...
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