A tower is in general a tall structure that
can either stand alone or be a part of a large structure. The oldest tower
known is a circular stone tower constructed in 8000 BC. There are lots of world
famous towers; find a short list of 10 famous and must see towers of the world.
10.
Himalayan Towers, Tibet
Himalayan Towers, the stone star-shaped towers, Tibet Image courtesy |
9.
Shukhov Tower, Moscow
Shukhov Tower, the first hyperboloid structure |
8.
Zizkov Television Tower, Prague
Zizkov Tower, an example of high-tech architecture |
7.
El Faro Towers, Argentina
El Faro Towers, the two, twin interconnected towers Image courtesy |
6.
Sky Tower, New Zealand
Sky Tower, the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere Image Courtesy |
5.
Big Ben, United Kingdom
Big Ben, world's largest four-faced chiming clock |
Big Ben, the most popular landmark and a
tourist attraction of United Kingdom is a clock tower and is the world’s largest
four-faced chiming clock. The construction of Big Ben was completed in the year
1859; the year 2009 marked the 150th year of this iconic structure. The
tower is 96.3 meters high, where the bottom 61 meter of the structure is
constructed using brickwork and the remaining tower is made of cast iron. Due
to various changes in the ground conditions, Big Ben has started to tilt a
little to the north-west and sometimes oscillates between east and west. It is
a good idea to visit this iconic structure before any severe damage is done.
4.
CN Tower, Canada
CN Tower, the largest free-standing structure in the world |
CN Tower was the world’s largest
free-standing structure before the construction of Burj Khalifa and attracts
nearly 2 million international visitors every year. CN refers to “Canadian
National,” which is the railway company of Canada that built this free-standing
structure in the year 1976. CN Tower is one of the modern Seven Wonders of the
World. The lighting scheme of the tower is changed to celebrate major events;
incandescent lights were used to light the tower earlier, but not anymore. It
has the famous 360 revolving restaurant.
3.
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, a free-standing bell tower Image courtesy |
Leaning Tower of Pisa a free-standing bell
tower of a cathedral; it is a very popular tourist attraction and a landmark of
Italy. The total height of the tower from the low side is 56.70 meter and from
the ground is 55.86 meter. It is tough to believe that the entire construction
of the tower took in phased manner and the time frame taken to complete the
construction was 177 years. There is a speculation about the architect behind
this powerful landmark; therefore, not sure on whose idea it is.
2.
Eiffel Tower, France
Eiffel Tower, the tallest building in Paris and a popular tourist destination |
Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris
and a famous tourist place; this was constructed in the year 1889 as an arch at
the entrance of the 1889 World’s Fair. The architect of the Eiffel Tower is
Gustave Eiffel and therefore named as Eiffel Tower in his remembrance. The total
height of the tower is 320 meters. If the broadcast antennas are not included,
this is the second tallest structure in France. There are totally three levels
in the tower and tickets are sold to visit the first and second levels; one can
also have tasty food in these levels as there are lots of restaurants. Each
year, Eiffel Tower receives close to million visitors.
1. Petronas
Tower, Malaysia
Petronas Towers, Malaysia, the tallest twin building ever built |
Can anybody forget or leave Petronas Towers
when talking about world’s famous towers? Petronas Tower, also called as the
Petronas Twin Towers is the tallest twin building ever built; it was designed by
the architect Cesar Phil and Deejay Cerico with consultations from J.C. Guinto
and Dominic Minick Saibo. This tower has 88 floors; it was the second tower
that was completed first. Tower 1 is exclusively for Petronas and their subsidiaries;
however, Tower 2 has a lot of offices for many giant companies like Huawei
Technologies, TCS, HCL, Accenture, Bloomberg, etc.
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