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  2. Observation tower - Wikipedia

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    Observation tower in Auersberg, Saxony, Germany Haukkavuori's observation tower in Kotka, Kymenlaakso, Finland. An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least 20 metres (66 ft) tall and are ...

  3. Desert View Watchtower - Wikipedia

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    Desert View Watchtower, also known as the Indian Watchtower at Desert View, is a 70-foot (21 m) ... studying the design of the tower using clay.

  4. Brighton i360 - Wikipedia

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    The tower is designed as a 162 m (531 ft) tall needle structure with an ascending and descending circular viewing platform with capacity for 200 people. The tower's initial design had included a wind turbine at the top and rainwater harvesting facilities, to help mitigate the attraction's environmental impact. In October 2015 the developers ...

  5. Observation deck - Wikipedia

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    An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed from weather, and a few may include coin-operated telescopes for viewing distant features.

  6. Spinnaker Tower - Wikipedia

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    The Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre (560 ft) landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National Lottery grant. The tower's design was chosen by Portsmouth residents from a selection of three different designs in a 1998 public poll. [5]

  7. Fernsehturm Berlin - Wikipedia

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    The original total height of the tower was 365 metres (1,198 ft), but it rose to 368 metres (1,207 ft) after the installation of a new antenna in 1997. [5] The Fernsehturm is the fourth tallest free-standing structure in Europe, after Moscow's Ostankino Tower, the Kyiv TV Tower and the Riga Radio and TV Tower.

  8. New City Hall, Ostrava - Wikipedia

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    The tower is 85.6 meters high, the tallest for a town hall in the Czech Republic at the time. [3] Under the tower is placed a unique ribbed reinforced concrete slab. The tower clock weighs more than half a ton, and its dial is 3.5m in diameter. In the tower there is an information centre and a viewing terrace at 73 m. [4]

  9. Çamlıca Tower - Wikipedia

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    The tower is built in concrete on a 18 m (59 ft) deep foundation. A steel mast of 168 m (551 ft) height for radio and television transmission is mounted atop the 203.5 m (668 ft) high concrete tower. The total height of the tower is 369 m (1,211 ft) with its top standing 587 m (1,926 ft) above main sea level. [11]