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There were once more than 70 towers — erected as symbols of its merchants’ power and prestige — until the town’s Florentine conquerors ordered them dismantled in the 14th century.
Not long before this time, between 2575–2550 b.c. , King Kephren had the Sphinx erected in his honor at Giza.
The church originally erected here in 1716 was totally destroyed by a mysterious explosion on Easter Sunday, 31 March 1970.
The present cross, erected in 1756, is the starting point for many walking tours of the Old Town.
Pundits agreed that capitalism will continue to flourish there even if democracy doesn't: The New York Times ' Tom Friedman noted that replicas of the "Goddess of Democracy" (erected in 1989 by protesters in Tiananmen Square), which were being peddled by Hong Kong demonstrators, were "Made in China."