Sentence examples for marble tower from inspiring English sources

In their present state, the Theodosian Walls stretch for about 5.7 km from south to north, from the "Marble Tower", also known as the "Tower of Basil and Constantine" (Gk. Pyrgos Basileiou kai Kōnstantinou) on the Propontis coast to the area of the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus (Tr. Tekfur Sarayı) in the Blachernae quarter.

In desperate need of cash to pay a billion-dollar loan, the owner of the building, Harry Macklowe, has put the 50-story marble tower up for sale.

But the rival developer Sheldon H. Solow's relentless pursuit of the 50-story white marble tower on Fifth Avenue, considered one of the biggest real estate trophies in New York, may put a kink in the sale, which officially began on Friday night when a confidentiality agreement went out to prospective buyers.

The lobby continues the full-frontal assault with tons of marble, towering bronze lion statues and chandeliers each as big as a Lada automobile.

When it runs out they may be left with little more than a burning pit in the desert and a load of crumbling marble towers: once again, a burned-out and ruined country.

And here there's a sad reminder that lives are still being lost to hatred and intolerance: two black marble towers commemorate the life of a local boy who died in the 9/11 attacks on New York.

Its floodlit marble towers are occupied by the Turkmenistan equivalents of the Ministries of Truth, Peace and Plenty, all presiding over a low-rise Soviet town where people drink tea on the pavement and sheep nibble the trees.In this section Burning sands and pipe-dreams Striking out Trying to be good neighbours Three's a crowd The trouble in between A martial plan?

He repaired the marble towers and garrisoned the fort with loyal Catalan soldiers, but had to surrender it to John V Palaiologos (r. 1341 1391) when he abdicated in 1354.

The white marble bell tower began sagging into the ground five years after construction began in 1173.

Completed in 1973 after only 16 months and using vast quantities of magnificent white marble, the tower gained the Reichmanns a reputation for quality projects delivered at an accelerated pace.

Turkmenistan's horse-crazy president has immortalized himself with a massive gold-leaf statue of his likeness mounted on his favorite steed "Akkan" (White Khan), dove in hand, galloping atop a column of white marble that towers nearly 70 feet above the nation's capital.