The roof of a Ming Dynasty tower dating back more than 600 years collapsed in a huge pile of rubble in China's Fengyang county on Monday (19 May). Eyewitness footage showed part of the historic ...

The Drum Tower - reportedly the largest in China - was built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty but had undergone an extensive rebuild in 1995. Officials for the county, around 200 miles away from the ...

Originally built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty, the building represented administrative power and civic pride. Drum towers existed in ancient China for keeping time and making public announcements.

Eyewitness footage shows the roof of a historic tower from the time of the Ming dynasty in China's collapsing. Reuters was able to verify the location of footage from building structure ...

The Drum Tower - reportedly the largest in China - was built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty but had undergone an extensive rebuild in 1995. Officials for the county, around 200 miles away from ...

Local officials said tiles on the east side of the roof of the Fengyang Drum Tower fell around 6:30 p.m. Tourists flee as 600-year-old Ming Dynasty tower roof collapses in China Skip to main content ...

Footage has emerged of hundreds of tiles from China’s historic Ming Dynasty tower collapsing near passing visitors. On Monday, the historic tower in China’s Anhui province saw hundreds of ...

Anhui, China: The roof of a historic Ming Dynasty-era Drum Tower in Fengyang County, Anhui province, partially collapsed on Monday evening, causing hundreds of roof tiles to fall near visitors.