campanile
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A superb example of Italian Renaissance style, its 8-foot-thick foundation walls support a free-standing clock/campanile tower, slightly tapered to emphasize its soaring 10 stories.
From Seattle Times
It also comes with a key to a notable Hollywood landmark: the High Tower, a five-story, 100-foot-tall stone tower that houses an antique elevator built in the style of an Italian campanile.
From Los Angeles Times
Defensive backs meet with a view of the campanile, Cal’s clock tower.
From New York Times
A viral video caught a man swimming through St. Mark’s Square, site of the Doge’s Palace, the city’s iconic campanile and the 11th-century St. Mark’s Basilica.
From Washington Post
People still visit and snap pictures of the brick campanile in Venice, which fell down in 1902 and was rebuilt.
From Washington Post
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