dᵻspˈaɪt ðə lˈɪst bˌiːɪŋ kənsˈɜːnd wɪð sˈɪvɪk tˈaʊɚ stɹˈʌktʃɚz, ɪɾ ɪŋklˈuːdz sˈɪks bˈɛldʒən tʃˈɜːtʃ tˈaʊɚz nˈoʊt ðə "kɐθˈiːdɹəl"ˈɛs, "tʃˈɜːtʃ"ˈiːz ænd "bæzˈɪlɪkə" ɪnðə lˈɪst bᵻlˌoʊ ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹˈiːtɛkst ðæt ðeɪ hæd sˈɜːvd æz wˈɑːtʃtaʊɚz ɔːɹ ɐlˈɑːɹm bˈɛl tˈaʊɚz.
Despite the list being concerned with civic tower structures, it includes six Belgian church towers (note the "cathedral"s, "church"es and "basilica" in the list below) under the pretext that they had served as watchtowers or alarm bell towers.