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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Dubai Frame
The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.
Rome, Italy
Tor Fiscale Park
This park on the outskirts of Rome boasts two ancient Roman aqueducts and a medieval tower.
Milford, Massachusetts
Milford Irish Round Tower
This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Tower of Memories
A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.
Zossen, Germany
Winkel Towers of Zossen
Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
Tower of Chia
Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.
Tarim, Yemen
Minaret of Al-Muhdhar Mosque
The tallest minaret in Yemen is 150 feet high and entirely made of mud.
Kętrzyn County, Poland
Bismarck Tower Ruin
This hilltop ruin is of the hundreds of stone columns built in tribute to the first German chancellor.
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Nabemba Tower
The tallest building in the Republic of the Congo is a source of pride despite its towering maintenance costs.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Jarmers Tower
The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.
Visby, Sweden
The Maiden's Tower
Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sambodhi Chaithya
This space rocket-like Buddhist stupa sits atop two giant arches and can be seen from out at sea.
Sighișoara, Romania
Towers of Sighișoara
Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.
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Sold: The Flag That Hurricane Florence Shredded on Camera
A metaphor for weathering a storm.
Tlalpujahua, Mexico
Carmen Tower
This lonely tower survived the landslide that devastated much of a Mexican mining town.
Egina, Greece
Tower of Markellos
This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.
London, England
Beauchamp Tower
Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.
Berlin, Germany
Prussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars
A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.
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