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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Two Towers holds an approval rating of 95% based on 260 reviews, with an average rating of 8.50/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Two Towers balances spectacular action with emotional storytelling, leaving audiences both wholly satisfied and eager for the final chapter."
The Two Towers is the second part of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The Two Towers may also refer to: The Two Towers, a multi-user role-playing game established in 1994; The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, a 2002 film adaptation of the novel directed by Peter Jackson
The Two Towers (Pio Panfili 1767) Medieval Bologna, full of towers, as imagined by modern engraver Toni Pecoraro (b. 1958, Agrigento, Sicily). The Towers of Bologna are a group of medieval structures in Bologna, Italy. The two most prominent ones remaining, known as the Two Towers, are a landmark of the city.
Their names derive from the families which are traditionally credited with having constructed the towers between 1109 and 1119. [2] Their construction may have been a competition between the two families to show which was the more powerful family. [3] [4] The scarcity of documents from this early period makes this uncertain. The name of the ...
The towers feature a double decker skybridge connecting the two towers on the 41st and 42nd floors, holding the record for the highest 2-story bridge in the world. [30] The skybridge also functions as a crucial design feature facilitating movement between the two towers during high winds. [31]
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[4] In contemporary architecture, structurally connected twin towers with unequal heights have found particular favor among architects for their earthquake-resistant properties, due to such couplings yielding two differing vibration frequencies, enabling the twinned towers to support their counterparts at their more vulnerable frequencies. [5]
"Sesame Street" has been gentrified. After 45 seasons, the brick walls that once fenced in the neighborhood have been razed, giving way to sweeping views of what looks suspiciously like the Brooklyn Bridge (it is in fact a composite of three New York City bridges).