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Torre de la Cautiva

Spain

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Torre de la Cautiva (Torre de la Cautiva, lit. 'tower of the captive [woman]') is a tower in the walls of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. It is one of several towers along the Alhambra's northern wall which were converted into a small palatial residence in the 14th century. It is considered an exceptional example of Nasrid domestic architecture from this period.

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

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