A History of Observation Tower Design
Around the world, the skylines of cities are punctuated by Observation Towers. While serving practical functions like hosting communications antennae, observation decks, these strcutres perhaps more importantly serve as symbolic icons of the cities whose skylines they grace. From Paris' Eiffel Tower, to Seattle's Space Needle, Toronto's CN Tower and beyond. 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Early Modern Towers 1:54 - Eiffel Tower 3:07 - The Golden Age 3:46 - Space Needle 5:14 - CN Tower 6:09 - Decline 6:40 - Future
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