Archive for October 8th, 2005

Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

The editors: James & Alex

Kio Towers

Saturday, 8th October 2005 by James

Here at Google Sightseeing we’ve previously featured photos of buildings which appear to be leaning towards each other due to the angle of the photo. However, Madrid’s Kio Towers actually do lean towards each other, here’s a ground level pic if you don’t believe me. Each at 15 degrees from the vertical, they were the first inclined skyscrapers in the world and due to the gateway-like appearance are also known as the “Puerta de Europa”.

Thanks: steve, Jon, Coquevas & Kalimero