Blackpool's tower.

It is, guess what, in BLACKPOOL, Lancashire.And it's Eiffel Tower's little sister, as it was open to the public in 1894 while the Eiffel Tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair.Smaller in size too (It rises 158 m against the Eiffel's 324 m, it is quite obviously inspired by her more famous older and bigger sister.
It was commissioned by Blackpool Major John Bickerstaffe, who was impressed by the Eiffel Tower during a visit to the 1889 World's Fair and came back with the idea of building a British version too. Apparently he invested £2000 of his own money in it.
The tower was designed by two Lancashire architects, James Maxwell and Charles Tuke.Five millions bricks, 2500 tonnes of iron and 93 tonnes of cast steel were used, for a total cost of £ 290.000.
During the Second World War the very top was removed to be used as a radar for the Royal Air Force.
Si trova, indovinate un po', a BLACKPOOL, nel Lancashire.Ed e' la sorella minore della torre Eiffel, poiche' fu aperta al pubblico nel 1894 mentre la Torre Eiffel fu costruita come arco d'entrata per l'Esposizione Universale di Parigi del 1889.
E' anche piu' piccola in statura (158 m contro i 324 m dell'Eiffel, fu piuttosto ovviamente ispirata dalla piu' famosa e piu' alta sorella maggiore.
Fu commissionata dall'allora Sindaco di Blackpool John Bickerstaffe, che resto' affascinato dalla Torre Eiffel durante una visita all'Esposizione Universale e torno' con l'idea di costruirne una versione britannica. Pare che ci investi' 2000 sterline di tasca sua.
La torre fu progettata da due architetti del Lancashire: James Maxwell e Charles Tuke.Furono usati cinque milioni di mattoni, 2500 tonnellate di ferro e 93 tonnellate di acciaio, per un costo totale di 290.000 sterline.
Durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale la sua estremita' fu rimossa per essere usata come radar dalla Royal Air Force.