Fort Gratiot Lighthouse (1829), the oldest on the Great Lakes, with its 86-foot [26-metre] tower marks the St. Clair Straits.
Off a nearby road, an aging tower marks the property of the Burros Mine, partly owned by State Representative Don Coram.
"The conclusion of demolition with the dropping of the water tower marks a historic milestone toward achieving our goal".
Almost next door, the bell tower of the vanished church of Accoules, a 14th-century spire mounted on a 12th-century tower, marks the centre of Old Marseille.
The tower marks the northwestern boundary of the Times Square redevelopment project, which includes four office towers around Times Square itself, as well as new movie houses, stores, and a few restored landmark theatres along Forty-second Street.
In Asia the road passed through Samarkand to the region of Fergana, where, near the city of Osh, a stone tower marked the symbolic watershed between East and West.
The slower trains depart from the half-century-old Beijing Station, where the clock tower marks the hour by playing "The East is Red," a tribute to Mao Zedong that was popular during the Cultural Revolution.
Other Gothic monuments include the Týn Church on Staroměstské ("Old Town") Square; the elegant Powder Tower, marking the former city walls in what is now the busy Příkopy shopping area; the restored Bethlehem Chapel, where Jan Hus preached in the 15th century; and the St. Agnes Convent, built in 1234 and notable for its collection of 14th-century paintings.
A 14th-century tower marks the entrance to Villa Rufolo in Ravello, famed for its cascading gardens with panoramic views.
A few hundred yards away, the equally quaint Drum Tower marks entrance to the city's bustling Muslim Quarter.
