blackpool tower was built first, not the eiffel tower.
blackpool tower was built first, not the eiffel tower.
what was built first the eiffel tower or blackpool tower?
blackpool tower
the eiffel tower was an inspiration for the blackpool tower in blackpool, england, which proved that a tower could be a profitable tourist attraction. the blackpool tower was originally the idea of the standard contract and debenture corporation, based in the isle of man, who proposed the erection of two towers, one in blackpool and one in the isle of man and sold shares to potential investors, including many prominent blackpool families. when the corporation got into financial difficulty john bickerstaffe stopped the scheme from collapsing and ensured the scheme was a success. the blackpool tower, though one of the oldest, is not a true replica of the eiffel tower and differs from the paris tower in a number of ways: it is approximately half the height of the eiffel tower (158 m [518.4 ft] compared to 324 m [1,063 ft]), it is not freestanding and the base contains buildings which house entertainments including the tower circus and ballroom, making it in itself one of the most unique replica-like towers in the world. it was also designed by the british architects maxwell and tuke who designed a number of towers including new brighton.
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the tower continued to be owned by the bickerstaffe family until 1964, when the blackpool tower company was sold to emi. since then it has been owned by trust house forte, first leisure, and leisure parcs ltd, owned by trevor hemmings. in march 2010, it was announced that blackpool council had bought blackpool tower, and that the merlin entertainment group would manage it and add various attractions, including a new dungeon attraction, and a new observation deck called blackpool tower eye would operate at the top of the tower. the company was also to manage the blackpool louis tussauds waxwork museum, to be rebranded as madame tussauds.
blackpool tower