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It is a circular tower 7.25 meters (23.8 ft) in diameter and 12 meters (39 ft) high, with a brick-domed interior room 4.4 meters (14 ft) meters in diameter and 7.5 meters (25 ft) high, which is accessed through a door located 3.7 meters (12 ft) above the ground. In this room
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