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Structure-ID:
s0000341
Created on:
21/08/99
Modified on:
15/02/08
Tower of the Americas
Completed in:
1968
Status:
in use
Address:
600 HemisFair Park / 701 W Bowie St
Location:
San Antonio
,
Bexar County
,
Texas
,
USA
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Structural Type:
Vertical cantilever structure
Function / usage:
Observation tower
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Description
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Construction materials used
building structure
reinforced concrete
Dimensions
diameter
13.80 m
height
228.6 m
diameter at platform
36 m
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Relevant Literature
Heinle, Erwin
Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen
(3
rd
edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany) , ISBN 3421029318, 1997; pp. 245.
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