Blackpool Tower
| Blackpool Tower | |
|---|---|
Looking northeast | |
Location in Blackpool | |
| General information | |
| Type | Observation Tower, Radio Tower, Tourist Attraction |
| Location | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°48′57″N 3°03′19″W / 53.81583°N 3.05528°W |
| Construction started | 1891 |
| Completed | 1894 |
| Opening | 14 May 1894 |
| Management | Blackpool Council, Merlin Entertainments Group |
| Height | |
| Roof | 518 ft 9 in (158.1 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Maxwell and Tuke |
| Structural engineer | Heenan & Froude |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Tower Buildings |
| Designated | 10 October 1973 |
| Reference no. | 1205810 |
| Website | |
| www | |
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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. 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. 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.