Guard tower

Guard tower

Guard tower serves as a general term for any military tower providing vigilance, and henceforth guarding a certain area.

Famous guard towers

*Alcatraz guard towers [ [http://www.flickr.com/photos/9147703@N03/2180231638/ Picture of a guard tower in Alcatraz] ]
*Auschwitz II guard towers [ [http://www.scrapbookpages.com/AuschwitzScrapbook/Tour/Birkenau/Camp.html Scrapbookpages.com's article about Auschwitz camp and it's defensive structures] ]
*Tower of London [ [http://stason.org/TULARC/education-books/ghost-stories/19-The-Tower-of-London-Famous-Hauntings-And-Spooky-Spots.html Spooky spots and tales of the Tower of London] ]

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