10 Tallest Towers In The World

Did you know, 10 beautiful towers in the world that has its own uniqueness? Look at the picture, the Tower is a building that is often used in the previous era, when Muslims often use the tower for the adhan, if Christians like to use for the bell tower or also if in time of war tower is often used to monitor the movement of the enemy. But today's modern age, the towers are already widely in over functioned, even some towers serve as a symbol or icon of a particular city and country in the world.

Although the construction of the towers have been built since ancient times, but the beauty and the architecture is very remarkable value and appeal to everyone who saw him until now because the tower is unique and has its own beauty.

Well, here are 10 beautiful tower in the world, among which:

1Tower of Belem, Lisbon (Portugal)

Construction of the tower that had become a bastion of Lisbon city was built in the 16th century, this tower is a tower used to observe enemy movements that era.

2 Giralda tower, Seville (Spain)

Giralda is a cathedral tower has a height of 104.5 meters, was once the tower was a minaret of a mosque that was built in 1198 by a mathematician and also as Islamic astronomer named Jabir bin Aflah or better known in the western world as Geber. But in 1248 occurred the seizure of power of Muslim Spain by the Catholic, so that the tower be converted into a cathedral tower Sevilla and is used as a bell tower.

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3 Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)

The tower is the main attraction of this world is a bell tower became one of the wonders of the world, the tower was built in 1173, the construction of the tower is spent for 117 years. In the early completion of this tower standing tall, but because it was built on soft ground the tower building be tilted about 5.5 degrees. But after the restoration in 1990 and 2001, the level of the tower to 3.99 degree tilt.

4 Tower of Big Ben, London (England)

In the city of London is a city that is very famous for its natural beauty and architecture of the building, in this city there is a giant clock tower is also famous in the world and became an icon of London. Tower Big Ben is not an original name of this tower, but the tower is a tower named Elizabeth. Construction of the tower was completed in 1858 by applying the Gothic-Revival style, the tower was used as a bell tower.

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5 Campanile tower, Venice (Italy)

Campanile tower is a very beautiful bell tower that is used as a church called the Church of the Basilica of San Marco. The tower is located in the city of Venice and has a tower height of 98 meters, the construction has been done in the year 1514. But the building never collapsed in 1902 and in 1912 the tower was dibanun back with a design similar to the original. In this tower is the place where the first introduction of the telescope made by Galileo in 1609, if you want to see the replicons of this tower can be found in the two cities of Las vegas and also Macau.

6 Tower of the Clock Tower, Bukit Tinggi (Indonesia)

This tower is a clock tower in the city of Bukit Tinggi and be a landmark of the city, the tower was built in 1926 which is a gift from the Queen of the Netherlands were given to the town Fork de Knock that at that time the name of the town of Bukit Tinggi. Name of the tower of the Clock Tower is a name that means "great jam" and the tower is also an area of ​​Bukit Tinggi point 0 city. However, this tower has undergone three times changes on the roof, like the days of the Dutch East Indies dome-shaped roof of the tower, while the Japanese colonial period and converted into a pagoda last changed back after Indonesia's independence is characteristic of Minangkabau traditional house.

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7 Giotto's Bell Tower, Florence (Italy)

The bell tower has a height of 85 meters which is a tower of Florence cathedral tower which is a pride of the city of Florence. The name of the tower is taken from the name of someone who designed this tower that Giotto and build the tower was made in 1334 to 1359.

8 Eiffel Tower, Paris

Ready sich who do not know or are not familiar with the most beautiful and famous tower in the world. The Eiffel Tower was first built in 1889, designed by a renowned architectural era was named Gustave Eiffel. You know, it turns out this tower is the tallest tower in the world, located in the city of paris, France. Additionally, this tower is one of the most beautiful towers in the world that became a symbol of Paris, it is no wonder if the tower is a tourist attraction which is visited by many tourists both local and from abroad.

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9 Leifeng Pagoda tower, China

The tower is a very beautiful pagodas and fascinating located in China, this pagoda was originally built in 975 AD intended as a form of gratitude the king of a kingdom called Wuyue on the birth of her Son. The uniqueness of this pagoda is of octagonal shape (square eight) consisting of 5 floors and each floor is prepared using brick and wood.

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10 Harkness tower, New Haven (USA)

This tower is a tower located region famous University named Yale University, the location is located in New Haven, USA. Construction of the tower was conducted in 1917 to 1921 by using the proceeds from the donation of a socialite named Anna M. Harkness. This beautiful tower has a height of 66 meters and more unique in the tower there is a bell that weighs 43 tons.

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