Observed Around the World: Tuscany's San Gimignano, a town of towers

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  • Torre Chigi, left, and Torre Rognosa rise above Piazza Duomo, the city square in San Gimignano, Italy.

  • Torre Chigi, left, and Torre Rognosa

  • Torre Rognosa

  • Torri Grossa (Big Tower) in the Piazza Duomo

  • On the Piazza della Cisterna: Torri di palazzo Pellari (left) and Torre degli Ardinghelli (right) with the Torre Grossa between and behind.

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