The tall Celtic cross is over 1000 years old and decorated with Biblical scenes — to educate the illiterate masses. The rounded tower in the back was built mostly as a shelter from Viking raiders
Desert View Watchtower, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
A visit to the Desert View Watchtower on the eastern portion of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. Constructed in the 1930s, it offers magnificent canyon views and a tie to the Native American history of the Canyon.