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Fortified tower

A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as castles, along with curtain walls. Castle towers can have a variety of different shapes and fulfil different functions.

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Rocca di Ostia[Les deux hommes debout près de la femme assise; Zwei Männer neben einer sitzenden Frau][La briqueterie; Die Ziegelei][Illustration zu Torquato Tasso, Gerusalemme liberata, dritter Gesang; Jerusalem delivered, Canto III; Das befreite Jerusalem, dritter Gesang][Illustration zu Torquato Tasso, Gerusalemme liberata, sechster Gesang; Jerusalem delivered, Canto VI; Das befreite Jerusalem, sechster Gesang][Illustration zu Torquato Tasso, Gerusalemme liberata, siebter Gesang; Jerusalem delivered, Canto VII; Das befreite Jerusalem, siebter Gesang]
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