The Tower of Refuge from Shipwreck, referred to as the Tower of Refuge, is a stone-built castellated structure which was erected on St Mary's Isle (also...
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St Mary's Isle (redirect from St Mary's Isle (Conister Rocks or Tower of Refuge))
Conister Rock or the Tower of Refuge, Manx: Kione y Sker or Creg Voirrey) is a partially submerged reef in Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man. Prior to 1832...
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the scenic Tower of Refuge was built in Douglas Bay to offer shelter and provisions for sailors awaiting rescue. Douglas in the first half of the 19th century...
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William Hillary (category Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom)
subject of a poem by William Wordsworth. As well as the Tower of Refuge, Hillary was instrumental in recommendations for the construction of a Breakwater...
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Limited. Since 2017, coins of the Isle of Man have been minted by the Tower Mint. Due to matching appearance and value of pound sterling coins, these...
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Jeddah Tower or Burj Jeddah (Arabic: برج جدة, pronounced [burdʒ dʒadːa]), previously known as Kingdom Tower (Arabic: برج المملكة, romanized: Burj al-Mamlaka)...
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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames...
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The towers also provided a refuge so that, when cross-border raiding parties arrived, the whole population of a village could take to the tower and wait...
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of Refuge to be built in Douglas Harbour. Neil Hodgson, the 2003 Superbike World Champion. Rick Holden, manager of Peel football club on the Isle of Man;...
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Burj Khalifa (redirect from Tower of Dubai)
Properties. The tower was known as Burj Dubai ("Dubai Tower") until its official opening in January 2010. It was renamed in honour of the ruler of Abu Dhabi...
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Lotte World Tower (Korean: 롯데월드타워), is a 123-story, 555 m (1,821 ft) supertall skyscraper, located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It...
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Devils Tower (also known as Bear Lodge) is a butte, possibly laccolithic, composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills...
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The University of Texas tower shooting was an act of mass murder that occurred on August 1, 1966, at the University of Texas at Austin. The perpetrator...
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2, 2016, an armed group of right-wing militants seized and occupied the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon...
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121°30′3.6″E / 31.235500°N 121.501000°E / 31.235500; 121.501000 Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, 632-meter-tall (2,073 ft) megatall skyscraper located in...
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"The High Tower of Refuge: The Inspiring Story of Refugee Relief Throughout the World". Chandler, Edgar H. Storer (1959). The High Tower of Refuge: The Inspiring...
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New England Botanic Garden (redirect from Tower Hill Botanical Garden)
Garden at Tower Hill is a 200-acre four season botanic garden located in Boylston, Massachusetts, approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of central Worcester...
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Irinej Kovačević (category Metropolitans of the Serbian Orthodox Church)
Chandler, Edgar H. Storer (October 29, 1959). "The High Tower of Refuge: The Inspiring Story of Refugee Relief Throughout the World". Odhams Press – via...
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Baker Island (redirect from Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge)
Today, Baker Island is part of the Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge, an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the U.S. The island is managed...
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people in this tower were allowed to seek refuge in a nearby hotel tower. This is the second fire in a skyscraper in Dubai. Sulafa Tower under construction...
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000 Berliners taking refuge in one tower during the battle. These towers, much like the keeps of medieval castles, were some of the safest places in a...
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Howland Island (redirect from Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge)
Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge consists of the entire island and the surrounding 32,074 acres (129.80 km2) of submerged land. The island is managed...
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to provide refuge in the event of an emergency, while the central service lift shaft and stairwells are also fire-safety rated. The tower is also used...
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Castle Mona (category Buildings and structures in Douglas, Isle of Man)
College, the Smelt Monument and the Tower of Refuge) being responsible for the alterations. The first manager of the hotel was William Mallett, who had...
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The Ice Tower (French: La Tour de glace) is an upcoming fantasy drama film directed by Lucile Hadžihalilović from a screenplay she co-wrote with Geoff...
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Douglas Lifeboat Station (category Lifeboat stations in the Isle of Man)
(later the location of the Tower of Refuge), and it was only due to the daring actions of Sir William Hillary, Bt. and a group of volunteers, using local...
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Hohenberg (Wasgau) (category Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate)
Forest, in the municipalities of Birkweiler, Queichhambach and Siebeldingen. At its summit is an observation tower, a refuge hut and starting ramps for hang...
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Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in south central Kansas, United States, includes rare inland marshes. Located near the town of Stafford, it lies mostly...
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throughout the refuge. Additionally, a wildlife observation tower located on the north side of the refuge provides an elevated view of the Beaverdam peninsula...
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The Harbor of Refuge Light (originally Harbor of Refuge West End Light, though its east end counterpart has been long since discontinued) is a lighthouse...
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