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The Power of Height

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The power of height

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Everyone fears time, but time fears the pyramids Arab saying

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Luxor temple

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In Egypt obelisks were paired to flank and entrance

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Paired obelisks at a graveyard in Toulouse

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In the West single Obelisks were placed at the center of plazas, intersections etc.

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Piazza del Popolo

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Moving the St Peters obelisk

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Fontanas winning design

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The Prague Obelisk erected in 1928

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Breughels The tower of Babel the Google Street view of 1535

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Zoomable view, very detailed, of Breughels painting: http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/the-tower-of- babel/bAGKOdJfvfAhYQ?projectId=art-project

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One hour discussion of the painting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ _AhDt9TA_Q

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Dantes hell vs Babels tower

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Exhaustive overview of Gothic churches: http://mappinggothic.org/ http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset- viewer/tgG0_zhHpmwFAA?exhibitId=KQJSwU8knBq2IA&userGallery&projectId=historic- moments

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Cast iron development

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Stone vs cast iron

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Reform Act Tower 1832 proposal Cast Iron

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Centennial Tower London 1874

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One of the designs for the Paris 1889 exhibition won by Gustave Eiffel

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Original design of the Eiffel Tower

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http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/collection/tour- eiffel?projectId=historic-moments

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Chicago Competition 1890

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London Competition entries 1890

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Eiffel-Shukhov comparison

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Haeckel vs. Tower designs

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The Singer Tower Highrise

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Up up and away..

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