Inclined tower
An inclined tower is a tower that was intentionally built at an incline. Towers are built with an incline in order to support the weight of another structure, such as the Montreal Tower. Some towers are built with an incline due to the steep terrain upon which they stand, or simply for aesthetics.
Design
Despite the outward appearance of an inclined tower as "leaning-over", they are as structurally sound as any non-inclined tower. The mass of the tower's upper section is always equal or less than the mass of the tower's lower section, ensuring the building remains balanced around its
Inclined tower vs. inclined building
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Inclined towers are specifically distinguished from "
Tallest inclined towers
As of September 2019, this list includes all intentionally inclined towers which reach a height of 60 metres (197 ft) or more, as assessed by their pinnacle. Inclined buildings and inclined structures that are not designed for public or regular operational access are excluded from this list.
| Rank | Name | Image | Location | Country | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tour de Montreal | .jpg) |
Montreal, Quebec |  Canada
|
165 m (541 ft) | 20 | 1987 | Tallest inclined tower in the world since 1987. Features an inclination of 45°. | [1] |
| 2 | Signature Bridge | 
|
Delhi |  India
|
154 m (505 ft) | 1 | 2018 | An inclined cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge tower featuring an observation deck. | [2] |
| 3 | Most SNP | 
|
Bratislava |  Slovakia
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95 m (312 ft) | 1 | 1972 | An inclined cable-stayed bridge tower featuring an observation deck and restaurant. | [3] |
Other examples
Towers
- The
- The Gravity Discovery Centre and Observatory located in Gingin, Western Australia, Western Australia features a 45 m (148 ft) tall inclined tower designed so that visitors can recreate the experiments of Galileo Galilei.[5]
Structures
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- An inclined structure is used to hold the roof of Schwarzwald-Baar-Center, a mall in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.
- Many inclined transmission towers can be found at the Hoover Dam on the border of Arizona and Nevada.
- The Alamillo Bridge in Seville, Andalusia, Spain features a 70.7 m (232 ft) tall bridge tower.
- The .
- The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway just outside of the city of Palm Springs, California features five inclined support towers, three of which are completely self-supporting (Towers 3, 4, and 5).
- Tower 1 of the Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- The Seri Wawasan Bridge in Putrajaya, Malaysia features a 75° forward‐inclined pylon with a height of 96m.
See also
References
- ^ "Tour de Montreal - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "'Delhi's Eiffel Tower': Signature Bridge inaugurated, opens to public tomorrow". Hindustan Times. 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "UFO - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas win competition for a double ellipse inclined tower in Slovenia". World Architecture Community. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Leaning Tower of Gingin - Gravity Discovery Centre". Gravity Discovery Centre. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
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