Watchtower facts for kids

A Watchtower.

A Watchtower or watch tower is a tower used for surveillance. They were used at city walls to see invaders, when they were far away, so the city could prepare for an attack. A watchtower is also used for watching over people (like a town or a city). Watchtowers were popular in the Middle Ages. They are still often used to watch over prisoners and make sure that they don't escape or leave the area. Forestry uses watchtowers to find fires before they become more dangerous.

Images for kids

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  A watchtower of the Great Wall of China

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  A reconstruction of a Roman Watchtower in Germany

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  Għallis Tower, one of the 13 de Redin towers in Malta

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  Han dynasty watchtower near Dunhuang, Gansu, China

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  odern example of a military watchtower, found along the former Inner German Border between East and West Germany.

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  Non-military watchtower, used as a lamp post to illuminate during the night, at Banashankari temple, Karnataka, India

See also

In Spanish: Atalaya (construcción) para niños