Towers

The is the Macau Sky Tower which at 338 metres, is a very tall tower for such a little place. Macau is a bit of a gambling mecca, and this tower was built by local casino-billionaire Stanley Ho Hung-Sun after…

Update: I'm a numpty. After 556 unique entries, I finally managed to post a sight which James had already posted. I guess it had to happen sooner or later... This is Berlin's Siegessäule, or in English 'The Victory Column'. The…

The Tower of Hercules is the oldest Roman lighthouse in the world and the only one still in operation. Spanish legend has it that one of the many heroes named Hercules battled the giant Gerión on this site, killed him,…

Founded in 1755, Lomonosov Moscow State University is the oldest and largest university in Russia. The main building was built in 1953 and stands at 240 metres, making it... (can you see what's coming yet?), the tallest educational establishment in…

This is the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning. In what sounds like a hideous industrial accident, this building attempts to 'fuse the idea of a modern skyscraper with the tradition and ideals of Gothic architecture', and is America's tallest…

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! You can see the view from the 100 metre-high restaurant on the…