Spinnaker Tower Portsmouth - a photo on Flickriver

            The tower, at a height of 560 feet (170 m), is ​2 1⁄2 times as high as Nelson's Column, making it one of the tallest accessible structures in the United Kingdom outside London. The tower is visible around Portsmouth, changing the horizon of the area. It can be seen from the Isle of Wight, the Manhood Peninsula, even Highdown Gardens in Worthing and Nine Barrow Down.

The tower represents sails billowing in the wind, a design accomplished using two large, white, sweeping metal arcs, which give the tower its spinnaker sail design. At the top is a triple observation deck, providing a 360° view of the city of Portsmouth, the Langstone and Portsmouth harbours, and a viewing distance of 23 miles (37 km). The highest of the three observation platforms, the Sky Deck, has only a wire mesh roof, so visitors are open to the elements. A glass floor is located on the first viewing deck at 100 metres above sea level. The tower has a design lifetime of 80 years.

Info courtesy of Wikipedia.

Taken on: March 10, 2020

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Camera: Leica D-LUX (Typ 109), f/5.6, 1/1600 sec, 10.9mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Leica D-LUX (Typ 109)
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	10.9mm
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