Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Tower
Looking northeast
Blackpool Tower is located in Blackpool
Blackpool Tower
Location in Blackpool
General information
TypeObservation Tower, Radio Tower, Tourist Attraction
LocationBlackpool, Lancashire, England
Coordinates53°48′57″N 3°03′19″W / 53.81583°N 3.05528°W / 53.81583; -3.05528
Construction started1891
Completed1894
Opening14 May 1894; 130 years ago (1894-05-14)
ManagementBlackpool Council, Merlin Entertainments Group
Height
Roof518 ft 9 in (158.1 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Maxwell and Tuke
Structural engineerHeenan & Froude
Designations
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameTower Buildings
Designated10 October 1973
Reference no.1205810
Website
www.theblackpooltower.com

Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When it opened, Blackpool Tower was the tallest man made structure in the British Empire.[1] Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, it is 518 feet (158 metres) tall and is the 125th-tallest freestanding tower in the world.[2] Blackpool Tower is also the common name for the Tower Buildings, an entertainment complex in a red-brick three-storey block that comprises the tower, Tower Circus, the Tower Ballroom, and roof gardens, which was designated a Grade I listed building in 1973.[3]

  1. ^ "Would you dare to look down on Blackpool?". The Independent. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2019. When completed, Blackpool Tower was the tallest building in Britain.
  2. ^ "The Skyscraper Center". Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The Blackpool Tower Heritage Trail (81–90)". The Blackpool Tower. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2007.