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Spinnaker Tower joins WFGT’s tall towers list

Published: 31-Mar-2010

The 170 meters high Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, UK, designed by UK-based practice HGP Architects to mimic a blowing sail, has become the 33rd member of the World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT).

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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.

The Spinnaker Tower is an observation tower with three elevated viewing decks. It offers visitors a panoramic view over the Hampshire countryside, the Solent, and the Isle of Wight. Tower is sited at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour adjacent to the Gunwharf development, and forms the center piece for the GBP86 million ($128.7 million approx) Renaissance of Portsmouth Harbour Project. The tower is the tallest accessible structure in the UK outside London.

The tower, modeled after a sail, was opened on October 18, 2005. The tower represents sails billowing in the wind; a design accomplished using two large, white, sweeping steel arcs, which give the tower its spinnaker sail design. The design was intended to reflect Portsmouth's maritime history.

The Spinnaker Tower has now joined the other 32 famous skyscrapers which are members of WFGT, including the CN Tower, Empire State Building, Eiffel Tower, Tokyo Tower, Cairo Tower, and Britain's Blackpool Tower.

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