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Blackpool Tower
Blackpool Tower is a 158-metre iron lattice tower on a three-storey red-brick entertainment complex on Blackpool promenade, opened in 1894. The complex includes the Tower Circus between the tower legs, the Tower Ballroom above the front range, roof gardens and public interiors including lifts and observation platforms. It was built as a visitor attraction inspired by the Eiffel Tower and formed a prominent seaside landmark in Lancashire, England.
First raised
1894
Its prime
1899
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1899
The shape it held in its prime.
A tall riveted iron lattice tower rising from a broad three-storey red-brick base block with large arched windows and a covered promenade/verandah to the front. The tower has four tapering iron legs that converge into a central shaft and an octagonal observation pavilion and spire with a summit flagpole. The base building is terracotta-faced with multi-pane windows and a covered entrance arcade; the circus arena sits under the tower between the legs.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1899.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Blackpool Tower — including 6 interiors: main entrance and arcade, tower circus arena, tower ballroom dance floor and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
Create History
Recreate Blackpool Tower with AI to explore it.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1899 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
Recreate Tower to Explore →Whose seat
Families who held Blackpool Tower.
The families tied to Blackpool Tower across its history — follow a name to its page.
Bickerstaffe
Owned by the Bickerstaffe family until the Blackpool Tower Company was sold to EMI in 1964.
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