Blackpool Tower
Blackpool Tower is a tall structure in Blackpool, a North England seaside town.
It was built in the style of the Eiffel Tower. Building started in 1891 and finished in 1894. It cost £45000 (around US$70000), is 518 ft tall and weighs 2586 tons. It is mainly made from steel and cast iron.
It is one of the main tourist attractions in Blackpool. These include the tower itself, the Golden Mile, which is a row of arcades, the Irish Sea and beach, and Pleasure Beach Blackpool (a theme park).
The oldest part of the building is the old aquarium which was part of Dr Cockers' Menagarie and Aquarium since the 1870s. It was kept open to earn money while the tower building was built around it.[1]
The tower was bought by Blackpool Council in 2010 and is now run by Merlin Entertainments for Blackpool Council.
Since Merlin Entertainments started running the tower, the building has been repaired and new attractions have been added. The aquarium was removed to make way for a new attraction.
Attractions at the tower include the Blackpool Dungeon, the Blackpool Tower Eye, the Blackpool Tower Circus, the Blackpool Tower Ballroom and Jungle Jim's.[2]
Blackpool Tower Media
Blackpool Tower's first circus programme
The Tower and Illuminations
A couple dance on the floor of the Tower Ballroom
Jazz event in the Tower Ballroom
View of the whole of the dance floor in the Tower Ballroom
Blackpool Tower Orchestrion.*Large wooden case, which has three long glass windows in the front. Through the window the brass pipes of the organ are visible.*Made by Imhof & Mukle, Baden, Germany. Editing Undertaken: Median, Unsharp Mask, background removed, Auto Levels, Auto Contrast
Blackpool tower's previous Walk of Faith glass floor
View from the top of the tower
Blackpool Tower and Coral Island
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References
- ↑ "Blackpool Tower". eBlackpool. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ↑ "The Blackpool Tower". The Blackpool Tower.