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Tokyo Tower, Tokyo

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May 242009
 

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is a communications and located in Shiba Park, , Tokyo, Japan. At 333 meters (1,091 ft), it is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world and the tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an -inspired that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.

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Built in 1958, the tower’s main sources of revenue are tourism and antenna leasing. Over 150 million people have visited the tower since its opening. FootTown, a 4-story building located directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants and shops. Departing from here, guests can visit two observation decks. The 2-story Main Observatory is located at 150 meters (492 ft), while the smaller Special Observatory reaches a height of 250 meters (820 ft). vacations landmark.
Tokyo Tower, Tokyo GPS coordinates:35° 39′ 31″ N, 139° 44′ 44″ E

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Galata tower, Istanbul

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Jun 072008
 

Galata tower, Istanbul

The , also called Christea Turris (Tower of Christ) by the Genoese and Megalos Pyrgos (The ) by the , is located in Istanbul, Turkey, to the north of the . One of the city’s most striking landmarks, it is a huge, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline on the Galata side of the . The tower was built as Christea Turris in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in . It was the apex of the fortifications surrounding the of Galata. The current tower should not be confused with the old Tower of Galata, an original Byzantine tower, named Megalos Pyrgos, which controlled the northern end of the massive sea chain that closed the entrance of the Golden Horn. This tower was on a different site and was largely destroyed during the Fourth Crusade in 1204. The 66.90 (62.59 m without the ornament on top, 51.65 m at the ) was the city’s tallest structure when built. The elevation at ground level is 35 meters above sea-level. The upper section of the tower with the conical cap was slightly modified in several restorations during the Ottoman period when it was used as an for spotting fires. Istambul is destinations.
GPS travel coordinates: 41° 1′ 32″ N, 28° 58′ 27″ E

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Cliffs of Moher

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Jan 072008
 

Cliffs of Moher

The are located in the parish of Liscannor at the south-western edge of The Burren area near Doolin, which is located in , . The cliffs rise 120 meters (394 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag’s Head, and reach their maximum height of 214 meters (702 ft) just north of O’Brien’s Tower, eight kilometres away. The cliffs boast one of Ireland’s most spectacular views. On a clear day the are visible in , as are the valleys and hills of Connemara. O’Brien’s Tower is a round at the approximate midpoint of the cliffs. It was built by Sir O’Brien, a descendant of Ireland’s High King Brian Boru, in 1835, as an for the hundreds of tourists that frequented the cliffs even at that date. From atop that watchtower, one can view the Aran Islands and Galway Bay, the Maum Turk Mountains and the Twelve Pins to the north in Connemara, and to the south. Moher tower, located at Hag’s Head, is a square . It appears to be the remains of a watchtower placed during Napoleon’s reign in Europe. Very interesting in Ireland.

GPS location is:  52°56′10″N, 9°28′15″W

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