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Clifford's Tower: The Best View in Town

This is my postcard shot--I waited for a nice and sunny day to go to Clifford's Tower. I think I'll go back in the spring; the entire green hill under the Tower was sprouting tulip bulbs, and I can imagine what that's going to look like in the spring.

This is the view toward the North of Clifford's Tower. The Minster is furthest in the background, and I haven't figured out what the other two large stone buildings in front of it are.

Within Clifford's Tower. The Building used to have two stories--The line where the second story floor is a little more than half of the wall.

Clifford's Tower has a long and varied history. First made of wood when under the control of the Vikings, it later burnt down after an invasion and rebuilt by the English as a defense against the same Vikings.

You may notice a little pink-orange tint to some of the stones on the right. Evidently, there was a fire and that changed the color of many of the stones to an orange hue.

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The walkway from Clifford's Tower.