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Ligny Tower

Italy

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

Ligny Tower (Torre di Ligny, Sicilian: Turrignì) is a coastal watchtower in Trapani, Sicily. It was built between 1671 and 1672 at a strategic position on the city's western coast. Today, the tower is in good condition, and it is open to the public as an archaeological museum.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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