A Collection of Towers from Around the World

A collection of towers from around the world.

The geese guardians of the tower of Mogrovejo were so vicious I didn’t get a chance to get up close, but much later, while walking on the outskirts of the village I turned around and there was the tower in all its glory! (Spain) The 13th century tower in Mogrovejo, a village in a Picos de EuropaThe clock on the bell tower in Bruges, Belgium.The clock on the bell tower in Bruges, BelgiumIn the Royal Palace Complex in Mandalay, this tower stood out from the rest of the buildings, with a spiral staircase that wound its way up to the viewing platform. (Myanmar) 
the Tower at the Royal Palace in MandalayAnother spiral walkway up a tower; this one in Copenhagen Denmark.  Spiral steeple of a church in Copenhagen, DenmarkCurved walkway of the Rundetaarn (the Round Tower) in Copenhagen, Denmark.Curved walkway of the Rundetaarn (the Round Tower) in Copenhagen, DenmarkThe setting sun turned the walls brilliant orange and created zigzag shadows from the spiralling stairs at Amber Fort, an UNESCO heritage sights near Jaipur, India.  Spiral tower at Amber Fort near Jaipur in IndiaAn orange wall with a blue water tower in Huatalco, Mexico.  An orange wall with a blue water tower in Huatalco, MexicoThe ominous watchtower at Crumlin Road Gaol (Jail) in Belfast in Northern Ireland.  Exterior of the Crumlin Road Gaol (Jail) in Belfast, IrelandReflections on an unusual interlocking highrise tower in Hong Kong. We saw this one from the bus as we went by, but there are two interlocking towers of 40 plus stories, now called the Lippo Centre, designed by Paul Rudolph.Reflections on an unusual interlocking high rise in Hong KongThe privileged guests of Trump Tower in Las Vegas (2009) got to look down upon a vacant lot, gray asphalt and broken wire fencing around it; a view was of someone else’s failed dream. (USA)  Trump Tower Las Vegas in 2009, with a view of an empty parking lotA tower in the evening light in Rouen, France.A tower in the evening light in Rouen, FranceTower in Glasnevin, a historical Victorian Cemetery in Dublin, Ireland.Tower in Glasnevin, a historical Victorian Cemetery in Dublin, IrelandSignal tower covered with slate tiles in Kinsale, Ireland.Signal tower covered with slate tiles in Kinsale, IrelandWooden watchtower next to an old church in Hazelton, BC, Canada.Wooden watchtower next to an old church in Hazelton, BC, CanadaMore of the Tuesday Photo Challenge: Tower.

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