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PMR-D3253 Czech Republic, Cheb: the Black Tower, rising above the walls of the castle which dates back to Emperor Frederick 1 Barbarossa in 1179. Built of Black Basalt, the tower was fortified, with very thick walls and an entrance at first-floor level. Keywords: historic, architecture, heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, colourful, Eger, fortifications, buttresses

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Czech Republic, Cheb: the Black Tower, rising above the walls

of the castle which dates back to Emperor Frederick 1 Barbarossa in 1179. Built of Black Basalt, the tower was fortified, with very thick walls and an entrance at first-floor level.
Keywords: historic, architecture, heritage, picturesque, mediaeval, colourful, Eger, fortifications, buttresses