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What is the shape of the Skylon Tower?

The Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls, Canada is a tall, cylindrical structure with a rotating observation deck at the top. It offers panoramic views of Niagara Falls and the surrounding area.


What is the difference between a spire and a steeple?

A spire is a tall, pointed structure on top of a building, often used for decoration. A steeple, on the other hand, is a tall tower or structure on top of a church, often containing bells. In general, spires are purely decorative, while steeples serve a functional purpose.


What is a stack of rocks called that you build when you get to the top of a mountain?

A stack of rocks built at the top of a mountain is called a cairn. They are often used as trail markers or symbols of accomplishment by hikers and mountaineers.


Does the Tower of Babel really exist?

The Tower of Babel according to the Book of Genesis, was a tower built in the plain of Shinar; a biblical geographical locale of uncertain boundaries in Mesopotamia. The Greek form of the name Babylon is from the native Akkadian Bāb-ilim, which means "Gate of the god", which summarizes the religious purpose of the great temple towers. Alternately, the Hebrew version of the name of the city and the tower, Babel, is attributed in Gen. 11:9 to the verb balal, which means to confuse or confound in Hebrew. According to the biblical account, a united humanity of the generations following the Great Flood and speaking a single language came to the land of Shinar where they resolved to build a city with a tower [of Babel]. God came down to see what they did and realizing that united, people were too "strong" decided to go down on Earth and confound their speech; thus they were scattered upon the face of the Earth, every single race having their own language. The Tower of Babel has often been associated with known structures such as the Etemenanki, a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk by Nabopolassar (c. 610 BC); However, the Great Ziggurat of Babylon base was square (not round). The ruins of the city of Babylon are said to be near Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq. However, the account in Genesis makes no mention of any destruction of the tower; they simply scatter and stop building it. In other sources, though, such as the Book of Jubilees, God overturns the tower with a great wind. The narrative in the book of Genesis does not mention how tall the Biblical tower was. The phrase used to describe the tower, "its top in the sky", was an idiom for impressive height.The tower's height is discussed in various extra-canonical sources, I.E:The Book of Jubilees. It mentions the tower's height as being 5,433 cubits and 2 palms, or 2,484 m (8,149.606 ft), roughly 1.6 miles high. All in all, considering the multiple versions and writings detailing the Tower of Babel and the big divergence in the details and facts on the matter, one can assume the tower to be "surreal", for lack of better words. Whether or not it did exist is up to you but if it did, one can be certain it was a number of millenia ago and the ruins are most likely not to be found anytime soon.


In mission 7 on 39 clues where are all the note pieces?

In Mission 7 of the 39 Clues series, the note pieces are located in different locations around the world. You can find note pieces in the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, and the British Museum in London, as well as in the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. These note pieces are essential to uncovering the next clue in the series.

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What is on the top floor of the Sears Tower?

The Sears Tower, recently renamed Willis Tower, IS the landmark.


What city can you see from the top of Sears Tower?

You can see Chicago from the Sears Tower. The company called Sears started in Chicago in 1830.


How tall Sears tower?

The Sears Tower, now known as the Willis Tower, is 1,450 feet from the street to the top of the roof. From the street to the tip of the spires on the top of the building is 1,729 feet.


How long does it take to get to the top of the Sears Tower?

5 hours


How many steps is it to the top of Willis Tower formerly called Sears Tower?

the sears tower has more than 17,000 Windows


How long does it take to ride the elevator to the top of sears tower?

about 60 seconds.


How many bagels - stacked - would it take to reach the top of the Sears Tower?

11,608


How tall in miles is Sears Tower?

To the top of the spire, the Sears Tower is 1729 feet tall. Given that there are 5280 feet in a mile, this means that the Sears Tower is (1729 ft)(1 mile/5280 ft) = 0.327 miles tall, or almost a third of a mile.


How do you build a city in Minecraft?

you must first build some form of tower because blocks can only be placed on other blocks, then build off of the top of this tower, when your ready you can destroy this tower.


How tall is the Willis Tower formerly called Sears Tower in kilometers?

From the ground to the top of the spire it is 0.527 km. From the ground to the roof it is 0.442 km, and has 113 stories.


Who made sky tower?

do you mean who built the sky tower?..different companies were contracted to build different areas, such as the tower part and the revolving top.


A sentence with the word tower in it?

They built a huge tower with a viewing platform at the top, unfortunately they forget to build any stairs.