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Towers (single built works)

Scope note

Use for usually detached or isolated buildings or other structures high in proportion to their lateral dimensions. For parts of buildings with walls rising with vertical proportions considerably above the rest, use "towers (building divisions)." For modern high-rise buildings with a towerlike main mass rising from a larger low base, use "tower buildings."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30004847

Equivalent Terms used

tower (single built work)

Created

13yrs ago

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