Towers

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition.

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

According to legend a man pooped out the window of this tower to prove that it was straight.

A tower built by an emperor for an antelope.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.