Tower

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This article covers man-made high structures.

A tower is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is wide. Towers are often built as landmarks to be impressive or beautiful, however the main concept of towers is to save surface area. Skyscrapers are often not classified as towers, although most have the same design and structure of towers. In the United Kingdom, tall domestic buildings are referred to as tower blocks. In the United States, the now-destroyed World Trade Center had the nickname the Twin Towers, a name shared with the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

A tower wagon is a mobile tower for construction work, firefighting, rescue work, window cleaning, filming. A railroad tower allowed railroad employees to view the tracks and switches near the tower; it now refers to any location housing interlocking equipment.

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History

Probably the oldest tower still standing is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, Italy built from 1173 until 1372. The oldest towers in the United States are the Milwaukee City Hall, built in 1895 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Woolworth Building, completed in 1913 in New York City.

Design and structure

Most towers hold similar but varied designs, towers are always tall and often include an antenna or spire at the top.

Purposes of towers

Possible purposes of a tower:

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