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The Euromast

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Wednesday, 28th September 2005

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Sticking with members of the World Federation of Great Towers, this is Rotterdam’s 186 metre-high Euromast. Apparently the tower is built on a concrete block weighing 1,900,000 kilos!

Euromast

You can see the view from the 100 metre-high restaurant on the official site, and Hans points out that the red structure on the water just to the south is another floating Chinese restaurant!

Thanks to Alessandro Lo-Presti (Agilo), Aar Clay and Hans.

4 Responses to 'The Euromast'

  1. SpedAngel says:

    I was going to ask why you hadn’t posted another member of the World Confederation of Great Towers a little closer to your home, also known as Blackpool Tower. However, I then realized Blackpool isn’t exactly high-res yet. Oops. (I think Blackpool Tower is the smallest tower amongst the World Conferation’s members. Tehehehe.)

  2. satellite lover says:

    Talking of towers, this is the Northampton Lift tower in England. Not quite on the same scale as the others but interesting non the less.

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    Find out more here.

    The myth is that if you shot a bullet off the top of the tower in a westerly direction (and presuming it didn’t lose any height – this is a myth after all!) it wouldn’t hit anything until well past Moscow.

  3. satellite lover says:

    Something got lost in cyberspace – the link should be:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Express_Lift_Tower

  4. satellite lover says:

    Oh i give up. google it!