A tower is a tall self-supporting structure, either stand alone or a feature on top of a large building. They are distinguished from "buildings" in that they are not built to be habitable but to serve other functions, including sending radio signals, for observation, or to hold up bridges.
Most churches have a bell tower that is designed to hold bells.
The earliest known fortifications at the ancient city of Jericho was a Neolithic Tower dated to the eighth millennium BC. The tower stood 26 feet tall and inside was an internal staircase with 22 stone steps.
Ziggurats were towers built by the ancient Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians for local religions, predominantly Mesopotamian religion and Elamite religion. Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex which included other buildings.
Many believe the biblical Tower of Babel refers to the Etemenanki, a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk in the city of Babylon. A Babylonian text describes it as having a base of 295 feet square with seven platforms over 108 feet high. The top platform had a temple where the god met with humanity. Access was achieved by ramps or stairways.
The Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078.
Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begun in 1173. It would take two centuries to complete. It leans at a 3.97 degree angle.
Thomas Turton Peterson built on his private estate from 1879–1885 a 200ft 14 story tower made out of concrete with no steel reinforcement. It's still standing today and is the tallest non-reinforced concrete structure in the world. It was designed as his mausoleum.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is 934ft high, plus a 79ft of antenna. It was the world’s tallest man-made structure for 41 years. It was surpassed by the Chrysler Building in New York City in 1930.
The Ostankino Tower is a television and radio tower in Moscow, which was built to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. Completed in 1967 it stands 540.1 metres (1,772 ft) tall and was the first free-standing structure to exceed 500 m (1,600 ft) in height.
When the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York was topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m) in December 1970, it became the tallest building in the world.
The Sears Tower is an 108-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper, which was completed in 1973. It surpassed the World Trade Center towers to become the tallest building in the world.
The CN Tower is a 553.33 m high (1,815.4 ft) concrete communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto. Upon completion in 1976, it was the world's tallest free-standing structure and tallest tower. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of Burj Khalifa and Canton Tower, respectively, both in 2010. It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere.
The Tokyo Skytree, which opened to the public on May 22, 2012, is the tallest tower in the world standing 634 meters tall (2,080 ft). A broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower in Sumida, it is the third tallest (man-made) structure on Earth, after after the Merdeka 118 (678.9 m or 2,227 ft) and the Burj Khalifa (829.8 m or 2,722 ft)
A tower on a mosque is called a minaret. A muezzin calls Muslims to prayer from the minaret five times a day.
A pagoda is any kind of tower with multiple eaves. Most pagodas were built for Buddhist religious purposes in East and Southeastern Asia and their original purpose was to house relics and sacred writings.
A survey of 2,000 people found that the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben was the most popular landmark in the United Kingdom.
The tallest free-standing bell tower in the world is the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, located at the University of Birmingham, England. It stands approximately 110 metres (360 ft).
The Most SNP is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is the only bridge in the world that is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
Most churches have a bell tower that is designed to hold bells.
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| A church with a tower. By Baldiri |
The earliest known fortifications at the ancient city of Jericho was a Neolithic Tower dated to the eighth millennium BC. The tower stood 26 feet tall and inside was an internal staircase with 22 stone steps.
Ziggurats were towers built by the ancient Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians for local religions, predominantly Mesopotamian religion and Elamite religion. Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex which included other buildings.
Many believe the biblical Tower of Babel refers to the Etemenanki, a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk in the city of Babylon. A Babylonian text describes it as having a base of 295 feet square with seven platforms over 108 feet high. The top platform had a temple where the god met with humanity. Access was achieved by ramps or stairways.
The Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078.
Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begun in 1173. It would take two centuries to complete. It leans at a 3.97 degree angle.
Thomas Turton Peterson built on his private estate from 1879–1885 a 200ft 14 story tower made out of concrete with no steel reinforcement. It's still standing today and is the tallest non-reinforced concrete structure in the world. It was designed as his mausoleum.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is 934ft high, plus a 79ft of antenna. It was the world’s tallest man-made structure for 41 years. It was surpassed by the Chrysler Building in New York City in 1930.
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| The Eiffel Tower Wikipedia |
The Ostankino Tower is a television and radio tower in Moscow, which was built to mark the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. Completed in 1967 it stands 540.1 metres (1,772 ft) tall and was the first free-standing structure to exceed 500 m (1,600 ft) in height.
When the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York was topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m) in December 1970, it became the tallest building in the world.
The Sears Tower is an 108-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper, which was completed in 1973. It surpassed the World Trade Center towers to become the tallest building in the world.
The CN Tower is a 553.33 m high (1,815.4 ft) concrete communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto. Upon completion in 1976, it was the world's tallest free-standing structure and tallest tower. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of Burj Khalifa and Canton Tower, respectively, both in 2010. It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere.
The Tokyo Skytree, which opened to the public on May 22, 2012, is the tallest tower in the world standing 634 meters tall (2,080 ft). A broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower in Sumida, it is the third tallest (man-made) structure on Earth, after after the Merdeka 118 (678.9 m or 2,227 ft) and the Burj Khalifa (829.8 m or 2,722 ft)
A tower on a mosque is called a minaret. A muezzin calls Muslims to prayer from the minaret five times a day.
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| A minaret on an Iranian mosque. By Emesik |
A pagoda is any kind of tower with multiple eaves. Most pagodas were built for Buddhist religious purposes in East and Southeastern Asia and their original purpose was to house relics and sacred writings.
A survey of 2,000 people found that the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben was the most popular landmark in the United Kingdom.
The tallest free-standing bell tower in the world is the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, located at the University of Birmingham, England. It stands approximately 110 metres (360 ft).
The Most SNP is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is the only bridge in the world that is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
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| The Most SNP. By I, Alberto Fernandez Fernandez, |
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