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	BT Tower
		The BT Tower, previously the Post Office Tower, is a strikingly tall cylindrical building in London, at 60 Cleveland Street W1.
		The tower was commissioned by the General Post Office (GPO).
		An IRA bomb exploded at the tower on October 31, 1971 and it was subsequently closed to the public for security reasons.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bt/BT_Tower.html (435 words)

	Post Offices in Kansas
		If the county where the post office was located changed, or if the town changed its name, this is noted in the "notes" field and you will need to search on the earlier or later names for additional information.
		If a post office was originally in Kansas Territory but became part of the new Colorado Territory on Feb. 28, 1861, the information given here ends with that date.
		Post office openings, closings, and name changes since that date are currently being researched for addition to the database.
	www.kshs.org /genealogists/places/postoffices.php?po=Towerspring (193 words)

	BT Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The BT Tower in London, England, previously the Post Office Tower and also the London Telecom Tower, is a tall cylindrical building at 60 Cleveland Street in Fitzrovia.
		The tower was officially opened to the public on May 16, 1966 by Tony Benn and Billy Butlin.
		According to the novelization, the tower is headquarters for both the BTN and the "Eye", the visual surveillance division of the government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Post_Office_Tower (1147 words)

	The Old Post Office Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nancy Hanks, the politically influential chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, joined the effort and prevailed in convincing Congress to reverse its decision: the Old Post Office was rescued.
		In 1983, the Old Post Office was officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center in recognition of her devotion to the arts and the preservation of architecturally significant buildings.
		While touring the tower, visitors can also view the Congress Bells, one of the largest sets of change ringing bells in North America and the official bells of the United States Congress.
	www.nps.gov /opot/index2.htm (385 words)

	Boadicea Statue: Historic London in June, A travel guide for the independent traveler
		The BT Tower in London's West End, previously the Post Office Tower, is a tall cylindrical building.
		The primary purpose of the tower was to support the microwave aerials then used to carry telecommunications traffic from London to the rest of the country.
		Construction began in June 1961 and the tower was officially opened to the public in 1966.
	london.dukegill.com /bttower.html (140 words)

	Old Post Office Pavilion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The original Old Post Office embodied the modern spirit that was sweeping the country.
		Built to house both the U.S. Post Office and the D.C. Post Office, it was the largest and tallest government building in the city.
		The Old Post Office was the first government building to have its own electric power plant, with engines to drive over 3,900 lights.
	www.oldpostofficedc.com /history.html (179 words)

	BT Tower - BTTower
		The BT Tower in London, previously the Post Office Tower and also the London Telecom Tower, is a strikingly tall cylindrical building at 60 Cleveland Street, W1.
		An annual race up the stairs of the tower was established and the first race was won by UCL student Alan Green.
		Interestingly, the tower is so tall that an Act of Parliament was required to vary fire regulations, allowing the building to be evacuated by using the lifts - it is the only building in the country to hold this status.
	www.kopete.org /BT-Tower.html (798 words)

	Box Office, Post Office, Office Depot, Office Supply, Office Equipment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Post Office Ltd do not have a predetermined list of offices which will close under their urban reinvention programme, nor is there any arithmetical formula which will determine the number of closures in any given area.
		The Old Post Office is one of the last remaining examples of Richardsonian Romanesque Architecture in Washington, D.C. The dominant park feature is the spectacular view from the 270-foot tower observation level, which is one of the best of the nation's capital.
		Post Office Limited is required to provide a branch network in order to make available a range of services of general economic interest, including access to cash and state benefits.
	www.homelive.org /office.htm (3266 words)

	BBC - London - News - Post Office Tower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Post Office Tower, which is one of London's most recognised landmarks, is to be given Grade II listed status.
		The cylindrical shape of the tower reduced wind resistance and gave it stability and style.
		Its new status was granted by Sir Neil Cossons, the chairman of English Heritage, on Wednesday morning at the tower.
	www.bbc.co.uk /london/news/march/bt_tower.shtml (436 words)

	Washington, D.C. -- Places To Tour -- Old Post Office Building
		Tours of the Old Post Office Tower provide visitors with the history of the building, a breathtaking vista from the 315-foot clock tower and a view of the Congress Bells.
		The Old Post Office is a fixture on America's "Main Street," a symbol that the nation's older structures can be saved and given a new life.
		The Old Post Office Tower is administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior, in cooperation with General Services Administration.
	www.tourofdc.org /tours/OldPostOffice (1065 words)

	Losing a local landmark
		Since the USX Tower opened in 1970, it has held the honor of being the city's tallest building, both in terms of height (841 feet) and the number of floors (64; the two top floors are for building mechanicals).
		The USX Tower's stature is also augmented by its location at the higher end of Downtown.
		London has its Post Office tower, Paris the Eiffel, Berlin the Funkturm, and the Observation Towers in Oslo and Tokyo.
	www.post-gazette.com /travel/20010826bearcolumn0826trp6.asp (790 words)

	WalkingBuddies.com » The Old Post Office Tower - National Capital Parks-Central - Washington, D.C.
		The Old Post Office, in Washington D.C., is one of the few remaining examples of Richardsonian Romanesque Architecture.
		Tours of the Old Post Office Tower provide visitors with the history of the building, a view of the city from the 270 foot observation deck, and the opportunity to view the interior workings of the Tower clock and the bells of Congress.
		The Old Post Office Tower has a exhibit room on the 9th floor with a hand carved model of the building, a touch screen, and historic photographs detailing the history of the building.
	walkingbuddies.com /home/?p=92 (988 words)

	London Telecom Tower, formerly BT Tower and Post Office Tower, Fitzrovia, West End, London - photos and background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Costing £2 million to construct, the 189m (620ft) cylindrical tall tower is made from 13,000 tonnes of concrete, steel and glass, and at the time of opening was the tallest building in London.
		The tower was to become the crucial artery in Britain's new microwave telecommunications network, which planners fondly imagined might survive a nuclear exchange, and so enable our PM to plaintively ring other world leaders from an enormous bunker in Wiltshire.
		The Telecom Tower's impressive height (it remained the tallest building in London until the NatWest Tower in 1981) ensured that it could beam calls over the Chiltern hills that form the north rim of the London basin.
	www.urban75.org /london/telecom.html (910 words)

	office06 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Under it, the office tower would be scrapped, and the two properties, including the adjacent Parkade Garage, would be jointly developed into two levels of department-store space on the first and second floors, a 1,300-space public garage on four floors above the store and one level of underground parking.
		The estimated cost of the original plan, which called for redevelopment of the tower and the garage as one project, was $53,500,000.
		The new plan, which includes demolition of the tower and the addition of more parking space, is estimated at $61,000,000 - with the increase largely due to expanded parking, from a 700-car garage to a 1,300-space public garage.
	www.cincypost.com /business/1997/office061897.html (491 words)

	BT Tower, London - A Communications Icon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Postmaster General (1964-1966), Anthony Wedgwood Benn, said that the Post Office Tower symbolised 20th-century Britain.
		The restaurant leased to Butlin's was known as 'topofthetower' and was located on the 34th floor, giving spectacular views to the diners.
		The Tower is NOT open to the public.
	www.lightstraw.co.uk /ate/tower.html (62 words)

	Butlins and The Post Office Tower
		The Post Office Tower, now known as the BT Tower, is located in London's West End and was built as a communication facility to transmit radio and microwave signals.
		At 188 metres high it was the tallest building in Britain and retained this title until being overtaken by the Nat West Tower in 1981.
		In 1971 a terrorist bomb exploded which caused the viewing platform to be closed to the public, although the restaurant remained in operation and still under the control of Butlins until their lease expired in 1980.
	www.butlinsmemories.com /id693.htm (157 words)

	Explore DC: Old Post Office
		Originally built to house the US Postal Service and the local city post office, the Old Post Office is the third tallest building in Washington and the city's first modern skyscraper.
		Lack of funds saved the building the first time while the second attempt placed the Old Post Office building squarely in the middle of the emerging debate over what to do with historic old structures that had seemingly passed their prime.
		Visitors to the Old Post Office can also take an elevator to the tower where they have a magnificent view of the city and where they can see the ten massive bells given to the U.S. Congress in 1976 by the Ditchley Foundation of England.
	www.exploredc.org /index.php?id=164 (262 words)

	Old Post Office Building (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Old Post Office Pavilion is located the intersection of 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC.
		The Postmaster General moved to a newly constructed office building directly across 12th Street in 1934, and the fate of the building appeared to be sealed.
		On February 15, 1983, the Old Post Office was officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center in recognition of her devotion to the arts and the preservation of architecturally significant buildings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Post_Office_Building_(Washington) (805 words)

	Post Office Tower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Tower was opened to the Public at 3 pm on 19th May 1966 by Tony Benn and Billy Butlin.
		His most famous work in the UK was the Post Office Tower, built mainly of pre-stressed concrete and glass, an innovative design that has not been copied.
		New corporate badging and refurbishment of the 34th floor, together with the transformation of the 'Tower Suite' into the 'Tower Auditorium' ensured that the venue remained a top attraction for anyone fortunate enough to be invited.
	www.lightstraw.co.uk /ate/main/postofficetower (1131 words)

	Why we love the BT Tower \| Arts critics \| Guardian Unlimited Arts
		The Post Office Tower, declared a national monument along with other communications towers by English Heritage earlier this week, was, with Concorde, which made its maiden flight three years later, the high point of this revolutionary spirit.
		The top floors of the 580ft tower (620ft to the tip of its aerial) have since been for the exclusive use of Post Office and, more recently, British Telecom executives only.
		The tower, dismissed as "poorly proportioned and clumsily detailed" by Edward Jones and Christopher Woodward, authors of the otherwise impeccable A Guide to the Architecture of London, has remained a favourite London landmark.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /critic/feature/0,1169,641870,00.html (649 words)

	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 31 \| 1971: Bomb explodes in Post Office tower
		The blast occurred at 0430GMT on the 33rd floor of the tower and shortly after police received a call from a man claiming that the "Kilburn Battalion" of the IRA was behind the attack.
		Shortly after the blast the tower and the restaurant were closed to the public.
		Renamed in the 1980s, the British Telecom Communication Tower was the first purpose-built tower to transmit high frequency radio waves.
	news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_2464000/2464143.stm (399 words)

	London Post Offices
		Liberal Democrats : The demise of London Post Offices is...
		Also, this post office is the most international of all the post offices in...
		Office 0033 0106 0136 0206 0236 0306 0336 0406 0436 Sidcup Station 0037 0110...
	www.london-serviced-offices.it /london_post_offices-Wwzkkbv.html (1619 words)

	tower050
		The need for office space in Covington continues to escalate, so he wants to build another tower to complement his nearby RiverCenter towers, Butler said.
		Butler is expecting the city of Covington to help him acquire the property through eminent domain to complete the third office tower.
		Along with commercial and office space, the new tower would include several stories for condominiums.
	www.kypost.com /news/1997/tower050197.html (461 words)

	Clock Tower, Old Post Office, Carson City poster and print from Zazzle.com
		According to the National Park Service: The Carson City Post Office is an imposing late 19th-century building encompassing an entire block in the heart of Carson City.
		The comprehensive use of brick in construction by architect M. Bell, the textural qualities, the immense squareness of the building and the clock tower, in addition to rectangular and arched fenestrations, are all typical of the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
		The Carson City Post Office is located at 401 N. Carson St., at the corner of Carson and Telegraph sts.
	www.zazzle.com /product/228789200289730932 (449 words)

	tower062400
		Pictoria Island, an eight-floor, 256,000-square-foot office tower, will be built near Interstate 275 and Ohio 4 on Northwest Boulevard and North Commerce Way, said Rusty Myers, president of Cincinnati Capital Properties.
		No office tenants have committed to the project, but Cincinnati Capital said it has several strong prospects.
		Copyright 2005 The Cincinnati Post, an E.W. Scripps newspaper.
	www.cincypost.com /business/2000/tower062400.html (367 words)

	The London Post Office Tower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The restaurant, by Sir W. Butlin, is 520 feet high, rotates every 25 minutes, to give a view of the North, South, West, and East of London, through glass windows.
		The tower is also used for television and other telecomunication.
		A visit to this Tower must Enhance your stay in London.
	www.vintageviews.org /vv-3/structures/pages/sts11_008.html (61 words)

	Old Post Office
		After the U.S. Post Office moved out in 1934 the building was planned for demolition but survived due to a lack of funds caused by the Great Depression.
		The Old Post Office Pavilion offers a variety of choices for meals and includes both fast food and sit down dining, as well as several shops.
		The Old Post Office Tower operated by the National Park Service provides visitors with the history of the building, a view of the city form the observation deck 270 feet above Pennsylvania Avenue and an opportunity to walk down through the clock tower to see the Congress Bells.
	seewashingtondc.net /postof.htm (266 words)

	Posta Uganda - News & Events
		As the Director General of UPU put it in his 2006 World Post day message, “quality goes hand in hand with standardization and standards facilitate the inter-operability of the post.” Posta Uganda together with UPU and Uganda Communications Commission is continuously monitoring and evaluating its performance against the pre–established international postal service standards.
		New customers shall continue being issued post boxes throughout the year but invoicing shall be done at the beginning of each year, hence the sooner the better.
		The private letterboxes shall be moved to clock tower in due course whoever customers are requested to check with clock tower post office counters for their mail as we make final preparation to move the boxes.
	www.ugapost.co.ug /news.htm (3414 words)

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