"Lofty round watch tower on the Rhine River in Andernach, Germany. Built in 1451-1468 and restored in 1880, the tower features an octagonal story adorned with a frieze of pointed arches. The wide breach on the west side was caused by French cannonfire in 1688. Photograph taken by Sgt. P. Buettner on March 10, 1919. Description issued on December 24, 1918."

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