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Tower buildings

Scope note

Use for modern high-rise buildings whose main mass rises, with the tall slender proportions of a tower, from a larger low base. For usually detached or isolated buildings or other structures high in proportion to their lateral dimensions, use "towers (single built works)."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30004811

Broader Terms used

high-rise buildings

Term used for

buildings, tower

Equivalent Terms used

tower building

Created

13yrs ago

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