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| The Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in the town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in the north of England. The tower, 518 ft tall, was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It first opened to the public on 14 May 1894. Unlike the Eiffel Tower, it is not quite free-standing, its base is hidden by a building housing the Blackpool Tower circus. The top of the tower is accessed by two lifts. There are four viewing platforms open to the public, the lower of which is completely enclosed. These afford views of much of Lancashire, Winter Hill, southern Cumbria, North Wales and the Isle of Man and the rest of the Fylde peninsula. |
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