{"id":853,"date":"2014-06-24T15:12:05","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T15:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp\/?page_id=853"},"modified":"2014-11-10T19:17:03","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T19:17:03","slug":"towers-turrets-water-tanks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?page_id=853","title":{"rendered":"Towers & Turrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tower<\/b> is generally built to take advantage of their height.\u00a0 Towers are usually taller than they are wide. \u00a0They can stand-alone on the ground, or they can be part of a larger structure or device.\u00a0 Generally a staircase tower or an observation tower is built with brick or stone.\u00a0 Sometimes a masonry tower is a separate structure on the grounds designed to be a water tank or silo.<\/p>\n

A turret<\/b> is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall or from the edge of a building, but does not continue to the ground.\u00a0 Originally, turrets had a military use and projected from a medieval castle to provide a defensive position.\u00a0 Later they were used for decorative purposes.\u00a0 They can have a circular top with crenellations or a pointed roof.<\/p>\n