Tower of Towers

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Tower of Towers

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Sears Tower (Chicago)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Blackpool Tower
Eisen Tower
Burj Dubai Tower (not built yet...but will be one mother of a tower)
Taipei Tower
Tashkent Tower
Stratosphere Tower (Las Vegas)
Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai)
Canadian National (CN) Tower

God....don't you just gotta love dem towers... 8)
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Re: Tower of Towers

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Out: Vegas
In: London

Sears Tower (Chicago)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Blackpool Tower
Eisen Tower
Burj Dubai Tower (not built yet...but will be one mother of a tower)
Taipei Tower
Tashkent Tower
Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London


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Post by oily slick »

out: Tashkent
in: Constance

Sears Tower (Chicago)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Blackpool Tower
Eisen Tower
Burj Dubai Tower (not built yet...but will be one mother of a tower)
Taipei Tower
Constance Towers
Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London

:lol:
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Out with Eisentower. I walk past this tower every work day--

Puzzler Tower (Cartalk Plaza)

Sears Tower (Chicago)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Blackpool Tower
Burj Dubai Tower (not built yet...but will be one mother of a tower)
Taipei Tower
Constance Towers
Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
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Post by invisible Pole »

OUT : Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai)
IN : Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)

See it here: http://www.kalisz.pl/kalisz-zdjecia/baszta.htm

Puzzler Tower (Cartalk Plaza)

Sears Tower (Chicago)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Blackpool Tower
Burj Dubai Tower (not built yet...but will be one mother of a tower)
Taipei Tower
Constance Towers
Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
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Post by so lacklustre »

A non built tower is worth two in a book/film

OUT Burj Dubai Tower (not built yet...but will be one mother of a tower)
IN The Two Towers

Puzzler Tower (Cartalk Plaza)
Sears Tower (Chicago)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Blackpool Tower
The Two Towers
Taipei Tower
Constance Towers
Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
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Post by noiseradio »

Assuming "The Two Towers" is Tolkien, this won't be redundant.

Out: Constance Towers
In: The Twin Towers

Puzzler Tower (Cartalk Plaza)
Sears Tower (Chicago)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Blackpool Tower
The Two Towers
Taipei Tower
Twin Towers (formerly of New York)
Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
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Post by laughingcrow »

Out...Blackpool - tacky
In: Pisa (of leaning fame)

Puzzler Tower (Cartalk Plaza)
Sears Tower (Chicago)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
The Two Towers
Taipei Tower
Twin Towers (formerly of New York)
Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
Leaning tower of Pisa
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Post by Who Shot Sam? »

I doubt any of our UK/European brethren get the Cartalk reference. So it's out with Click and Clack and in with one of the great, historic urban sculptures in the world - the Watts Towers. You can see photos here:

http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/watts/tower2.html

The Watts Towers
Sears Tower (Chicago)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
The Two Towers
Taipei Tower
Twin Towers (formerly of New York)
Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Post by bambooneedle »

IN: La Giralda (Seville), dates back from the C12th AD.

Out: Sears Tower, Chicago

The Watts Towers
La Giralda (Seville)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
The Two Towers
Taipei Tower
Twin Towers (formerly of New York)
Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
Leaning Tower of Pisa
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This was meant to be a joke, but appears to have taken on a life of its own....fantastic! :lol:
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Post by laughingcrow »

We are witnesing the POWER OF TOWER!
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Post by oily slick »

sorta the same thing, but...

Out: Two Towers
In: Tiffany Towers

The Watts Towers
La Giralda (Seville)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Tiffany Towers (star of Booberella)
Taipei Tower
Twin Towers (formerly of New York)
Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Post by King of Confidence »

We ARE witnessing the Power of Tower. But what, no Tower of Power?

Out: Pisa
In: You got to funkifize!

The Watts Towers
La Giralda (Seville)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Tiffany Towers (star of Booberella)
Taipei Tower
Twin Towers (formerly of New York)
Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
Tower of Power
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Post by noiseradio »

Out: Tiffany
In: Tower Records, specifically, the one in Greenwich Village

The Watts Towers
La Giralda (Seville)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Tower Records
Taipei Tower
Twin Towers (formerly of New York)
Dorotka Tower (Kalisz, Poland)
Canadian National (CN) Tower
Tower of London
Tower of Power
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