A lot of people seem to think that Dundee is an ugly and unappealling city. Having lived there for many years I can definitely refute that. I was in Dundee for a few days over the holidays and spotted one of my favourite buildings; the Tower Pharmacy on Perth Road.
This is an extremely interesting circular building which dates in its details from the C18th, but due to it's strategic site and unusual shape I think may be much older and possibly based on the early fortifications of the city. Huge blocks of masonry survive at the back of the tower. Skeletons have been discovered under the tower from the medieval hospital that stood here.
There is a crescent moon on the top, This is a muslim or Saracen symbol installed by a sea captain, Morgan, who lived here.
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