Is Blackpool Tower older than the Eiffel Tower?
Maxie King
2025-04-18 13:19:32
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First built in 1894, today marks the 126th birthday of the famous Blackpool Tower. It was inspired by the Eiffel Tower. The Mayor of Blackpool, John Bickerstaff, visited Paris in 1889 during the Great Paris Exhibition and fell in love with the Eiffel Tower.
Leonora Streich
2025-04-18 11:46:34
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The Blackpool Tower is one of the most famous and easily recognised landmarks in the UK. If you’ve ever wondered why The Blackpool Tower looks so familiar, it’s because it was modelled after the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Mayor of Blackpool, John Bickerstaffe, attended the Great Paris Exhibition in 1889 and was so impressed by the structure that he commissioned The Blackpool Tower to be built upon his return. On September 29th 1891, The Blackpool Tower’s foundation stone was laid with a time capsule buried underneath it. The Blackpool Tower Ballroom opened in 1899 was designed by the Victorian architect Frank Matcham and it really is a tremendous sight.
Name Jacobson
2025-04-18 10:22:45
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The Eiffel Tower is older than the Blackpool Tower, but only by five years. The Eiffel tower opened in 1889 and inspired the construction of the Blackpool Tower, which started only two years later, opening to the public in 1894. Instead of delivering the Eiffel Tower, we are being asked to accept a Blackpool Tower. The Eiffel Tower is bigger than the Blackpool Tower, in fact it is almost double the height. The Eiffel stands at 1083 feet (330 metres) compared to the Blackpool Tower’s height of 518 feet (158 meters).
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