Tower of Death, Bukhara, Central Asia

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Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo

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3400 x 5158 px | 28.8 x 43.7 cm | 11.3 x 17.2 inches | 300dpi

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1964

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Chronicle

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The Tower of Death or Kalyan Minaret at Bukhara (then part of Soviet Russia, now in Uzbekistan), Central Asia. At one time criminals were executed by being thrown from the top.

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