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Inside Albufera Natural Park, this watchtower is a limestone promontory that gives views across paddy fields.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 June 2026
This tiny Bavarian town has a 1,000-year-old castle, a 700-year-old watchtower, and a mayor in office for just a few days who's facing one of the town's biggest crises in its history.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 16 May 2026
The path finally flattened at the bottom of a watchtower covered on one side with steel scaffolding.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
In Paro, Tiger's Nest (the country's signature hike) is a quick drive away, as is the National Museum of Bhutan, housed inside a 17th-century watchtower.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 June 2026
This tiny Bavarian town has a 1,000-year-old castle, a 700-year-old watchtower, and a mayor in office for just a few days who's facing one of the town's biggest crises in its history.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 16 May 2026
The path finally flattened at the bottom of a watchtower covered on one side with steel scaffolding.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
In Paro, Tiger's Nest (the country's signature hike) is a quick drive away, as is the National Museum of Bhutan, housed inside a 17th-century watchtower.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchtower. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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watchtower
noun
watch·tow·er
ˈwäch-ˌtau̇(-ə)r 
ˈwȯch-
: a tower for a lookout
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