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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.

As a prisoner in the Tower of the Temple, King Louis XVI of France still made sure to educate his son, the dauphin Louis-Charles (Louis XVII of France) on history and geography. Image by unknown author. Museum of the French Revolution, Vizille...

A 19th century CE painting by Claudius Jacquand showing Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE) with his wife and daughter during his imprisonment in the Tower of London for treason against Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Museum of Fine...

Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Built in 1508. Photo taken in 2004.

"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 CE. Made 1786 CE. Oil...

The Church of Immaculate Conception in Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand. It is the 1847 reconstruction, supervised by the influential French missionary, Monsignor Pallegoix (1805-1862). The Neo-Romanesque bell tower was added by the Austrian architect...

Detail of the 'Cyclopean' walls of the south tower of Mycenaean Tiryns (13th century BCE).

Tower of Constance, Aigues-Mortes, France.

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

The Bell Tower of the Buddhist Enryakuji temple complex, Mt. Hiei, Japan. The site was founded by the monk Saicho in the early 9th century CE but all the buildings are later reconstructions.