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How Alcatraz Used Towers and Galleries

Understand Alcatraz security design: lines of sight from towers and galleries, and why the island was so hard to beat.

2/2/2025
12 min read
West gun gallery on Alcatraz

Security began with height and angles.

Broadway East Gun Gallery

Trace the galleries with your eyes — corridors were under multiple vantage points.

East Gallery Ladder

Lines overlapped to limit blind spots; yard catwalks continued the pattern outdoors.

Yard Catwalk

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Guard Towers
Gun Galleries
Security
Catwalks

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