17.Beyond the ducal grounds stretched a high-fenced storage yard—lines of spice silos in it with stilt-legged watchtowers standing around it like so many startled spiders.
19.When he saw the city before him, its watchtowers dark against the gathering dusk, Jaime Lannister cantered up to Steelshanks Walton, behind Nage with the peace banner.
20.Standing proudly at top the steep Rocchetta is a Venetian watchtower, overseeing the ancient center, while down below in the harbor's arcaded square, a grand old clock tower stands tall.