`` There's a tower and a steeple on the church a million feet high.

The slow tapping of a cane on the stone steps coming up to the tower interrupted his reverie.

The tower is decorated with monograms of Jesus ( JHS ), Maria ( M with the ducal crown ) and Joseph ( JHP ), made ​​ of ceramic pieces that stand out golden on the green background that covers the facade.

The city fell on 18 December, and the forces of Alfonso occupied the Azuda, the government tower.

Early evidence of their use in Britain includes: an equal hour horary quadrant from 1396, in England, a 1445 inscription on the tower of Heathfield Church, Sussex ; a 1448 inscription on a wooden lych-gate of Bray Church, Berkshire ; and a 1487 inscription on the belfry door at Piddletrenthide church, Dorset ; and in Scotland a 1470 inscription on the tomb of the first Earl of Huntly in Elgin Cathedral.

Little remains of the claustral buildings of the Abbey except for the impressive gatehouse, which stretches between the south-west corner of the church and a defensive tower on the High Street, and the still complete Abbot's House, a building of the 13th, 15th and 16th centuries, which is the best-preserved of its type in Scotland.

This came as no surprise, since Abdallah had already demonstrated his affection for his grandson in many ways, namely by allowing him to live in his own tower ( something he did not allow for any of his sons ), and allowing him to sit on the throne on some festive occasions.

The first was a radio receiver, such as the Icom PCR-1000, that could tune into the Reverse Channel, which is the frequency that the phones transmit data to the tower on.

On a 30 metre high tower, this turbine can provide enough power to supplement solar power on cloudy days.

It is the only observation tower which stands on insulators, and has a restaurant and an observation deck above ground, which is reachable by a windowed elevator.

* The Cardinalis tower was constructed in the 14th century as a bell tower for the Dominican convent, which was founded on the bequest of Hugh of Saint-Cher.

A tower house was built on the estate by the Gordons.

Twelve men survived the sinking of the submarine: the crews of her two deck guns and those who had been on the conning tower.

The tower which remains from the original Norman church and stands on the north side of the church ( the upper part is 15th century ) was, until the loss of its spire in 1699, 150 ft high.

The blue tower in the centre, the Basler Messeturm | Messeturm, was Switzerland's tallest building 2003-10 ; the bridge on the extreme right is the Wettsteinbrücke, Basel's second oldest bridge but recently replaced by a new structure.

Its importance was instead conveyed by the height of the tower ( prasat ) rising above it, by its location at the centre of the temple, and by the greater decoration on its walls.

Clockwise from top left: The central street of Dubrovnik, the Stradun ( street ) | Stradun, in ruins during the Siege of Dubrovnik ; the damaged Vukovar water tower, a symbol of the early conflict, flying the Flag of Croatia | Croatian tricolour ; soldiers of the Croatian Army getting ready to destroy a Republic of Serbian Krajina | Serbian tank ; the Vukovar Memorial Cemetery ; a Serbian T-55 tank destroyed on the road to Drniš

Since the Byzantine army was still holding on after this defeat the sultan thought it was time to set up his secret weapon, a huge mobile tower.

* Conning tower, a raised platform on a ship or submarine

Another common feature is the spire, a tall tower on the " west " end of the church or over the crossing.

As a consequence of eliminating the Battle of Bywater, Saruman is killed by Wormtongue much earlier ( at the beginning of the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ) and the palantír of Orthanc is transferred to Gandalf by means of Pippin retrieving it from Saruman's corpse instead of Wormtongue throwing it from the tower window.

Among the buildings the young Scott drew were Battle Abbey, Brede Place and Etchingham Church ; Scott's son, Richard Gilbert Scott, suggests that the last, with its solid central tower " was perhaps the germ of Liverpool Cathedral ".

A modern photo of the tower at Markgrafneusiedl, which was the scene of heavy fighting during the second day of the Battle of Wagram.

Highlights include new plays by Cosh Omar: The Battle of Green Lanes and The Great Extension, Jamaica House by Paul Sirett, which had a site specific performance on the top floor of a tower block in Stepney, new musicals Make Some Noise, One Dance Will Do, Sammy, Harder They Come that has transferred to the Barbican and West End, and toured Canada, the US and the UK ; Ray Davies ’ Come Dancing – winner of the What ’ s on Stage Best Musical and the 2010 new production of John Adam's song play I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky.

The tower of Amon Sûl is also present in several video game adaptations, such as: The Fellowship of the Ring, Conquest, Lord of the Rings Online and The Battle for Middle-earth II ( a bonus map, available only in Collector's Edition ).

The tower marks the site of the Schwaben redoubt, against which the Ulster Division advanced on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Destroyed by the Scots in 1318 in one of many incursions subsequent to the Battle of Bannockburn, St Mary's was rebuilt between about 1380 and 1480 but constant problems with flooding led to the structure being taken down stone by stone and rebuilt between 1875 and 1877 with the foundations raised by ; only the tower was left untouched.

Following the Battle of Otterburn in 1390, it ceased to be a royal stronghold and instead fell into the possession of five successive families-Preston, Meldrum, Seton, Gordon and Leith-each of whom added a new tower to the castle.

During the Battle of Singapore, the school's clock tower, for its height and vantage point, served as a headquarters for the Allied defenders and later for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese occupation of Singapore.

During restoration work in the 19th century, a Saxon cross was discovered in the wall of the tower, and blackened stones in the tower wall are evidence that it was almost totally destroyed by fire after the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

The tower, the name mutating with time to La Tour en Saint-Mambert and Saint-Maubert, gave its name to the estate around the fortress and was in English hands until the Battle of Castillon in 1453, and its complete destruction by the forces of the King of France.

In 1804, the clock tower in St Albans signalled news of the Battle of Trafalgar by semaphore.

The tower not only evoked the past visually through its medieval design but it also had strong historical associations of other kinds: for instance, it was intended to house a statue of Caractacus and was sited on the spot traditionally associated with the king raising the standard before the Battle of Edgehill.

* In the SNES video game Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, the Tower is depicted as an ominous-looking tower as lightning bolts strike it during a thunderstorm, yet there are no people jumping out of the tower.

The Battle of Towton was fought nearby in 1461 and local legend tells that King Edward IV used the church tower as a point for surveying the battle lines.

At about 1300, the Donjon tower of Bouchout Castle was erected by Daniel van Bouchout, a knight who fought gloriously at the Battle of Worringen.

It is said to have been constructed after the Battle of Pratapgad, and Afzal Khan's head is said to be buried under the tower.

The gallery and the keep-the last defense tower ( called " Neboisa " which means " Not afraid " in Serbian language ), which remained unchanged from John Hunyadi's time, and the Capistrano Tower ( named after the saint, Franciscan monk from the Battle of Belgrade in 1456 ) are some of the most significant parts of the construction.

Building lost its importance after the Battle of Grunwald and it was never completed ; only the ruins of one tower remains today.

The control tower gave him immediate take-off permission, and the clean roar of the engine that took him off the rough strip spoke well of the skill of Donovan.

Quickening his steps, John entered the vast church and climbed the tower steps to the bells.

Slowly, like a man grown old, he took Eli's hand and led him below to the tower study, guiding him to a chair beside the little hearth where a fire still burned.

In trying to hit it out with a sand wedge Palmer bounced the ball over the green, past spectators and down the slope toward a TV tower.

Other FBI men, talking with the pilot from the tower, conspired with him to delay the proposed flight to Havana.

The tower cleared the plane for take-off at 8 a.m., and Captain Rickards began taxiing toward the runway.

To them he could have been the broken bell in the church tower which rang before and after Mass, and at noon, and at six each evening -- its tone, repetitive, monotonous, never breaking the boredom of the streets.

File: Poeh museum, night. jpg | Poeh Museum tower, the tallest adobe structure in New Mexico, USA

Grace O ' Malley's Castle Kildamhnait Castle is a 15th century tower house associated with the O ' Malley Clan, who were once a ruling family of Achill.

Two blocks west of the Old Town is the Kuchlbauer Brewery and beer garden featuring the Kuchlbauer Tower, a colorful and unconventional observation tower designed by Viennese architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

The brewery and tower are open to the public.

One of the highlights of the facade is a tower topped with a cross of four arms oriented to the cardinal directions.

PowerPC upgrades with Wide SCSI controllers, PCI busboards with Ethernet, sound and 3D graphics cards, and tower cases allowed the A1200 and A4000 to survive well into the late nineties.

The wall follows typical Mycenaean convention in that it followed the natural contour of the terrain and its gate was arranged obliquely, with a parapet and tower overhanging the incomers ' right-hand side, thus facilitating defense.

A large tower was added, the " Frankopyrgos " ( Tower of the Franks ), demolished in the 19th century.

The term " ivory tower " often carries with it an implicit critique of academic elitism.

As a result, 175 employees of Aon were killed in the attacks, including Eisenberg and Kevin Cosgrove, a vice president of the company that made a call to 911 when the tower collapsed.

The town was ruled from the " Rore " tower, which has been incorporated into the modern city hall.

The " Schlössli " ( small Castle ), Rore Tower and the upper gate tower have remained nearly unchanged since the 13th century.

The upper gate tower stands beside the southern gate in the city wall, along the road to Lucerne and Bern.