What is the Meaning & Definition of Tower

Defined as tower to all construction done artificially by human beings and is characterized by having sufficient height as to stand out over the rest of the buildings. A tower can be located individually but can also be part of a complex of buildings and constructions, in which case it is vital that its height is greater than the rest so to Excel. Depending on the area, the urban design of the place, the material with which it was performed and the climatic conditions of the place, a tower can have hundreds of meters high. The towers can be very varied and diverse in regards to materials, design, height, structure, form and purpose of its construction. Normally, when one thinks of a tower the first images that come to mind are those of the famous medieval towers which were parts of large castles and that stood out of total building height. In medieval times, the tower was used as a zone of control and supervision over the region or also as a space for imprisonment for criminals or traitors. The medieval towers were characterized by be made in stone, to be pretty wide, cylindrical and with very few windows, which made them deeply dark and gloomy.
Today, the notion of torre applies to many different constructions, even to those that pose great modernism in its design. A tower of departments or a communications tower are undoubtedly typical buildings of our time having little and nothing to do with those further than his important high medieval towers. At the same time, other constructions such as bell towers, lighthouses, viewpoints and skyscraper towers can be considered.
Among the most famous towers in the world we must mention the Tower of Pisa (the famous leaning tower), the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Tower of London, the Toronto CN Tower, the towers of the Himalayas and the already missing twin towers in New York.