Skyscrapers and Towers

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Skyscrapers and Towers — page 1 — The Eiffel Tower is 1,063 feet 324 meters tall including the antenna at the top Tall Treasures Look Look at a picture of any city Can you tell where it is by the structures that you see The Empire State Building stands tall against New York City’s skyline The Eiffel Tower rises above Paris France The tilt of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is famous in Italy The Leaning Tower of Pisa is now considered to be a work of art It took nearly two centuries to be completed 4 4

Skyscrapers and Towers — page 2 — Extremely tall buildings are called skyscrapers because their height makes them appear to reach to the sky Towers are not buildings Buildings have floors with homes or offices in them A tower is a tall narrow structure that can be part of a building or stand alone Bell housings on churches are an example of a tower Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock in the tower at the Palace of Westminster in London It first chimed on May 31 1859 5

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