Category:Watch towers

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	tower used for the military surveillance of the surrounding area
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Instance of	building type;
Subclass of	tower; fortification;
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Different from	observation tower;
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Nederlands: Wachttorens

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See also categories: Guardhouses and Bartizans.

English: Use this category for military and security watch towers, placed at intervals along border and city fortifications. For prison towers use the subcategory of Category:Guard towers, for beach towers see Category:Lifeguard towers etc.

For free standing towers used for tourism use: Category:Observation towers (see also Category talk:View towers).

Magyar: Őrtornyok, megfigyelőtornyok országok szerint

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113662 kibbutz nahal oz PikiWiki Israel.jpg 2,000 × 1,328; 714 KB
A watchtower on the edge of treeline (Unsplash).jpg 7,360 × 4,912; 16.36 MB
Aussichtsturm ("Weidenpalast") am Chly Rhy 2.JPG 4,496 × 3,000; 3.44 MB
Aussichtsturm ("Weidenpalast") am Chly Rhy.JPG 4,496 × 3,000; 3.39 MB
Bab al-Thumairi, Riyadh, 2023.jpg 2,093 × 3,236; 2.57 MB
Hatta fort watch tower.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 1.13 MB
Hirlimann-tour-de-garde.jpeg 3,011 × 2,065; 483 KB
Lorenzo Lietti 2015 (Unsplash).jpg 4,896 × 3,264; 2.2 MB
Mandalay Palace Watch Tower.jpg 3,888 × 5,184; 5 MB
Maravatio Mirador.jpg 1,109 × 1,479; 267 KB
St. Gallen train station watch tower.jpg 3,968 × 2,976; 2.84 MB
Sveti Arhangeli2.jpg 2,560 × 1,672; 562 KB
Triq il-Wiesgha Tower with reflection.jpg 5,207 × 4,221; 9.02 MB
Wachturm im Tannenwald.jpg 2,080 × 1,544; 655 KB
Watch tower (53612753010).jpg 7,333 × 4,782; 14.6 MB
Watch Tower at the Heritage Park in Abu Dhabi, UAE.JPG 2,970 × 2,624; 3.06 MB
Watch tower in Korea (53608284056).jpg 5,673 × 3,827; 11.59 MB
Watch tower vector.svg 512 × 668; 2 KB
Watch tower1.jpg 3,000 × 4,000; 2.79 MB
Watchtower in middle of Big Almaty Lake (3991851837).jpg 1,200 × 902; 262 KB
Watchtower, Nangarhar U.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 3.56 MB
Weidenpalast Chly Rhy.JPG 4,496 × 3,000; 3.35 MB
Yellow watch tower 20240812.png 3,899 × 2,924; 11.34 MB
団結街道の封鎖を 2016 (30355617530).jpg 5,000 × 3,333; 4.82 MB

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