In ancient Egypt, pairs of tapering stone towers called pylons marked the entrances of temples.

在古埃及，双双对对凿尖的石头塔是进入庙宇门口的标志。

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A pylon is supposed to be a beautiful thing. In ancient Egypt, pairs of tapering stone towers called pylons marked the entrances of temples.

高塔应属美之物，在古埃及，成对下粗上细的塔门标出庙宇的入口，基督教建筑师也借用哥特教堂前面竖上双塔的想法。

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For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient Kings and queens.

比如，他们曾在埃及游览金字塔，泛舟尼罗河，参观过古代国王和王后的宫殿和塔楼。

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Part shrine and part museum, its design is more reminiscent of the neo-classicism of Hitler's architect, Albert Speer, than the tomb towers of ancient Anatolia.

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In ancient Egypt, pairs of tapering stone towers called pylons marked the entrances of temples.

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Monteriggioni owes its importance, and its walls and towers, to the dominant position that it held over the via Francigena, the ancient and vital trading road between Florence and Rome.

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