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Most Impressive Towers of the World

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Towers are not only tall buildings: these  usually become symbols and emblems of the cities. Towers and buildings are freestanding structures; this list does not include masts supported by guy wires. The tallest mast currently standing is the KVLY-TV Mast in North Dakota, built in 1963; it is 629 m (2,063 ft) tall. The tallest mast of all time was the Warszawa Radio Mast near Konstantynów, Poland, built in 1974; it was 646 m (2,120 ft) tall before collapsing during renovation work in 1991. (Note that the name of a building or mast may include the word “tower,” but that does not affect its status.) This list also does not include the Petronius Platform, built in 2000 in the Gulf of Mexico, which is 610 m (2,001 ft) tall without its spire, or 640 m (2,100 ft) with it. While it is the world’s tallest freestanding structure, 535 m (1,754 ft) of it is underwater and it is partly supported by buoyancy. For sky rapper fans I recommend to also take a look on the section  World’s Tallest Buildings.

Take a quick look at these amazing images!

via: infoplease.com

Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo, Japan

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Source: About.com

Canton Tower in Guangzhou, China

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Source: meiguoxing.com

CN Tower in Toronto, Canada

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Source: portaltursim.com

Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia

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Source: englishrussia.com

Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China

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Source: About.com

Milad Tower in Tehran, Iran

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Source: kfntravelguide.com

Menara Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Source: biyahilo.privateshelter.com 

Tianjin TV Tower in Tianjin, China

TianjinTV

Source: skyrapercity.com

Central Radio & TV Tower in Beijing, China

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Source: tour-beijing.com

Kiev TV Tower, Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev TV Tower,

source: skyrapercity.com

Tashkent Tower, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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source: harleytourism.com

Liberation Tower, Kuwait City, Kuwait

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source: discovethetrip.com

Alma-Ata Tower, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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source: tourstokazakhstan.com

Riga TV Tower, R iga, Latvia

riga tower

source: panoramio.com


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