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	Macau Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Macau Tower, also known as Macau Sky Tower, is a tower located in Macau, a special administrative region of People's Republic of China.
		Construction work of the tower started in 1998, and the tower was officially opened on December 19, 2001.
		The tower is one of the members of the World Federation of Great Towers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Macau_Tower (178 words)

	eiffel tower - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Originally, Eiffel had a permit to leave the tower standing for 20 years, more than recouping his expenses, but, as it proved valuable for communication purposes, it was allowed to stay after the end of the permit.
		The tower (and the rest of Paris) were almost blown up by a terrorist nuclear bomb and Lois Lane almost plunged to her death under its elevator in Superman II.
		The Radio Tower Gliwice was nicknamed "Eiffel Tower of Upper Silesia" and the wood framework tower of the transmitter Ismaning, which was demolished in 1983 was called the "Bavarian Eiffel Tower".
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/eiffel-tower (1690 words)

	Ostankino Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ostankino Tower, also called the Moscow Beauty, is a free-standing television and radio tower in Moscow, originally 540 m (1772 ft) in height, designed by.
		It held the record for the tallest free-standing structure in the world for a decade, until the CN Tower was built in Toronto, Canada.
		It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ostankino_Tower (227 words)

	World Federation of Great Towers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT) is an association of tall towers and skyscrapers from around the world.
		The key criterion for inclusion in the WFGT is that the building in question must have a public observation deck.
		See List of towers for a listing of more observation and communication towers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Federation_of_Great_Towers (100 words)

	CN Tower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		From 1997 to January 2004, TrizecHahn Corporation managed the building and instituted several expansion projects including a $26 million entertainment expansion and revitalization that included the addition of two new elevators (to a total of six) and the relocation of the staircase from the cityside (north side) shaft to inside the core of the building.
		In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
		There are many guyed towers taller than the CN Tower, the current tallest being the KVLY-TV tower in North Dakota at 628 m (2,063 feet) tall (see List of masts), but these are guy-wire supported structures and not classified as free-standing.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/CN-Tower.htm (892 words)

	Frances Loeb Library: Resources: Pathfinders: International Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		World Federation of Great Towers "The World Federation of Great Towers ("WFGT") is an association of international monuments which join together to foster global awareness and develop international opportunities for promotion." A virtual tour of the towers of the world.
		World Expositions A part of the Internet 1996 World Exposition, the site explores the culture, architecture and legacies of such great fairs as Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition (1876), Great Paris Exhibition (1889), for which the then-reviled Eiffel Tower was built; and Chicago's Columbian Exposition (1893).
		Contains nearly 20,000 entries for influential men and women around the world who have made significant contributions to their fields, or have played a prominent role in the political, economic, social, or cultural life of their country.
	www.gsd.harvard.edu /library/resources/pathfinders/international.html (1606 words)

	Empire State Building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It remained the tallest building in the world for many years, until the construction of the World Trade Center, and shortly afterwards the Sears Tower.
		A broadcasting tower added in the 1950s brings the total height to 1,455 feet (443.5 m).
		When the World Trade Center was being constructed, it caused serious problems for the television stations, most of which moved to World Trade as soon as it was completed.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Empire_State_Building (1325 words)

	Empire State Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is 390 m to the 102nd floor observatory; it is the tallest building in the city (before the construction, and following the destruction, of the World Trade Center), and was the tallest building in the world for many years.
		Perhaps the most famous popular culture representation of the building is in the 1933 film King Kong, in which the title character, a giant ape, climbs to the top to escape his captors, and eventually dies by falling off of it.
		It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/e/em/empire_state_building.html (556 words)

	Metropolis - Big in Japan: Tokyo Tower
		Chiefly a relay tower for nine TV stations and five FM radio stations, the tower is better known as the city's preeminent kitsch tourist destination.
		Surrounded by Tokyo Tower tea towels and key rings, the first floor houses an aquarium - home to 50,000 (rather small) fish - the third floor a wax museum and the Mysterious Walking World, and the fourth floor the decidedly low brow Trick Art Gallery.
		The object of attacks from Godzilla, Tokyo Tower, which was snapped in half by the creature, has been forever lodged in pop culture folklore.
	metropolis.japantoday.com /BigInJapan/biginjapaninc.htm (501 words)

	CN Tower, Canada Of Interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At 553.33 metres (1,815.39 feet), the Canadian National Tower is the world's tallest free-standing structure on land.
		The CN Tower is located in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is considered the signature icon of the city which attracts over 2 million visitors yearly.
		The Petronius Compliant Tower (an oil platform) at 645 m (2116 feet), is a taller free-standing structure, but all but its top is under water.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Canada/canada-interest-ontario-cntower.html (541 words)

	Towering Dilemmas And Building Blues - 2/21/2000 - Wireless Week - CA3158 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Some of the most impressive towers in the world, structures built to demonstrate the latest and greatest technologies of their time, still stand tall despite early opposition, even ridicule.
		The World Federation of Great Towers summarizes the symbiosis between the structure and what it holds: "The construction of a tower is one of mankind's oldest dreams...
		The 185-foot tower, closed to the public since 1990, continues to amaze more than 800 years after the first stone was set in place.
	www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA3158.html?spacedesc=&stt=001 (1427 words)

	Empire State Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The building also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.
		During the accident, elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver survived a plunge of 75 stories inside an elevator, and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest elevator fall recorded.
		World War I Bombing of Dresden California US Constitution Frank Sinatra Boston Marbury v.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/E/Empire-State-Building.htm (1326 words)

	ipedia.com: Eiffel Tower Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The tower is 300 meters (986 feet) tall, not including the 20-meter television antenna on top, and weighs over 10,000 tons (over 21,000,000 pounds).
		Maintenance on the tower include 50 tons of three graded tones of paint every 7 years to protect it from rust.
		In 1929, the Tower lost the title of the World's tallest structure when the Chrysler Building was completed in New York.
	www.ipedia.com /eiffel_tower.html (902 words)

	Google Sightseeing » Towers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Just like the Central TV Tower, the Tashkent Tower has an observation deck (slightly higher at 318 metres) which allows it too, to be a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
		Tower Bridge isn’t actually named for it’s own towers, but for it’s proximity to the nearby Tower of London, which is the home of the Beefeaters, the ravens with clipped wings and the Crown Jewels.
		The largest tower has two spheres, the upper is a revolving observation deck with cafeteria and the lower sphere has 3 restaurants in the top part and a one million gallon water reservoir in the bottom.
	www.googlesightseeing.com /category/post-cats/towers (1718 words)

	CNN.com - Bodies recovered from Moscow TV tower fire - August 28, 2000
		Rescue workers and officials said that the mesh of steel wires forming the skeleton of the tower had been damaged and the heat was so intense it had buckled staircases.
		Automatic firefighting systems within the tower appeared to have failed or had run out of fire-suppressing foam, they added, and at least two elevators are known to have been damaged.
		The Ostankino tower was completed in 1967 and was the world's highest tower until Toronto's CN Tower was constructed.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/08/28/moscow.fire.04 (667 words)

	Sokol Tours: Tours: Moscow Highlights
		Ostanikino Tower...is the second tallest (540 meters) free-standing structure in the world and is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
		Since 1967, the tower is the best observation point in Moscow (the platform placed at the height of 337 m).
		The University campus is a great place for walks and panoramic views from the observation square, especially when the building is lighted up.
	www.sokoltours.com /popup.phtml?m=351 (1152 words)

	Menara Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Majestically poised at a breathtaking height of 421 metres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Menara Kuala Lumpur is one of the tallest concrete towers in the world, standing at 421m and built with 45,000 cubic metres of sturdy concrete.
		The four tallest towers in the world are CN Tower in Canada at 553m, Ostankino Tower in Russia at 537m, Shanghai Tower in China at 468m followed by Menara Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia at 421m.
		All this with the majestic tower in the backdrop.
	www.kuala-lumpur.ws /menarakl (755 words)

	Tourist Information - VLDB 2003
		A pavilion-style construction around the foot of the tower was constructed from 1969—72 according to the plans of the architects Walter Herzog and Heinz Aust; it is divided into three sections with pointed, multi-pitch roofs.
		The architecture of the tower, however, is reminiscent of the bell tower of the cathedral in the French city of Laon.
		During the Second World War, Hitler ordered the linden trees to be chopped down so that the road could be widened and integrated into the east-west axes; by the end of the war the avenue was a wasteland of ruins.
	www.vldb.org /conf/2003/homepage/near_campus.html (2052 words)

	NTU Info Centre: Ostankino Tower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ostankino Tower, also called the Moscow Beauty, is a free-standing television and radio tower in Moscow, originally 540 meters in height, designed by Nikolai Nikitin.
		It held the record for the tallest free-standing structure in the world for a decade.
		At one time, the Ostankino TV Tower was the highest construction in the world, a distinction it held for almost 10 years.
	www.nowtryus.com /article:Ostankino_Tower (198 words)

	John Hancock Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Hancock Center is located in a commercial district, while the Sears Tower is located in the financial district.
		A band of white lights at the top of the building is visible all over Chicago at night and changes colors for different holidays.
		The building is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/John_Hancock_Center (547 words)

	Towering Expectations - UrbanPlanet.org
		Observation towers are such a rarity in the United States that it's impossible to predict what the Pinnacle of Tampa Bay might mean to the area's image and economy.
		Other towers that have become defining symbols are the Eiffel Tower in Paris, CN Tower in Toronto and the Washington Monument.
		Nearly all observation towers make money, ``providing, of course, that events which are unplanned or out of their control do not prevail,'' Mike Wiggins, secretary-general of the World Federation of Great Towers, wrote in an e-mail interview.
	www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=3464 (1449 words)

	CNN.com - Third body found in fire-ravaged Moscow tower - August 29, 2000
		The third victim -- named as Alexander Shepitsyn, a plumber in the tower -- was found on Tuesday as an investigation opened into the cause of the blaze at the world's second-highest tower.
		Rescue workers and officials say that the mesh of steel wires forming the skeleton of the tower have been damaged and that the heat from the blaze buckled staircases.
		Vladimir Aleksin, a Moscow city surveyor, said the tower's upper spire had tilted slightly, and that the tip of the structure was off-centre by about six feet.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/08/29/russia.tower (555 words)

	kiat.net: Kuala Lumpur - Menara KL
		Completed in May, 1996 and acting as the country's main telecommunications and multimedia broadcasting tower, Menara Kuala Lumpur - or KL Tower - is perched atop Bukit Nanas and rises to a height of 421m (1403 ft); a highly visible and prestigious landmark.
		Muqarnas was constructed in the arrangement of glasses on the domes of the lobby entrance to illustrate the 7 layers of the sky with sun rays shining from the middle.
		The entire 6-level tower head is clad in glass (double-glazed with gas infilled) arranged in the traditional Islamic form of the "muqarnas".
	www.kiat.net /malaysia/KL/kltower.html (1279 words)

	RIO - Must see! - Montréal Tower Observatory
		The Montréal Tower Observatory is located in the highest inclined tower in the world, with its 175-metre elevation and 45-degree angle.
		It is not surprising that the Montréal Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, next to, among others, the CN Tower in Toronto, the Empire State Building in New York and the Menara Tower in Kuala Lumpur.
		Easily accessible via the Tourist Hall, the Tower is open 7 days a week, even during holidays, except for its general maintenance period that lasts 6 weeks, from the beginning of January to the middle of February.
	www.rio.gouv.qc.ca /pub/visiter/accueil.jsp?locale=en (530 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Rialto is a linked, two tower development comprising 55 lettable floors in the South Tower and 40 in the North Tower (approximately one million square feet of lettable space), five levels of underground car parking (612 bays), an observation deck and rooftop communication centre.
		Rialto Towers is a member of the elite World Federation of Great Towers, offering the building and its tenants an international profile.
		The Rialto Towers Observation Deck, located on Level 55 and accessed by an exclusive entrance, provides a venue to entertain interstate and international visitors either in a function room or on a more casual basis in the café/bar.
	www.rialto.com.au /content.jsp?pagename=Building+Profile (203 words)

	Rialto_Towers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the second tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building or skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof.
		The Melbourne Observation Deck opened to the public on July 19 1994 and is located on the 55th floor of the South Tower, at 234 m.
		Rialto Towers is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, and was inaugurated on October 15 1985.
	www.usedaudiparts.com /search.php?title=Rialto_Towers (321 words)

	OPENING TIMES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The World Federation of Great Towers has an annual event which is held at one of the member Tower's and this year with it being Blackpool Towers 110th Birthday it was decided that it should be held here.
		The conference is being attended by various members of the WFGT and we are expecting approximately 30 delegates from across the globe.
		Some of the confirmed delegates from other Towers around the world are as follows: Beijing Central TV and Radio Tower, The Rialto Tower in Melbourne Australia and The Ostankino Tower Moscow Russia.
	www.theblackpooltower.co.uk /wfgt.htm (154 words)

	Articles - Oriental Pearl Tower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong district, by the side of Huangpu River, opposite the Bund of Shanghai.
		At 468 m (1,535 feet) high, it is the tallest tower in Asia, and the third tallest tower in the world.
		The Oriental Pearl Tower belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Oriental_Pearl_Tower?mySession=897e0e05bc0a9a0ff056e6bc04720467 (396 words)

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