Tower Over 1½ Miles High.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20477, 1 December 1934, Page 23

Tower Over 1½ Miles High.

The erection in Paris of a gigantic concrete tower 6540 feet high—nearly twice the height of Snowden and nearlv seven times the height of the Eiffel Tower—is proposed by M. Henri Lossier a constructional expert, and by M. Faure Dujarric, an architect who has specialised in bridge and tower building. The tower would be equipped at different elevations with three large platforms, having “ windows ” 98 feet high and 162 feet wide. Through the windows, aeroplanes could be released in any direction. The main function of the tower, which would be equipped with anti-aircraft guns, would be to aid in protecting Paris from aerial attacks. It is also considered that the projected tower could be turned to valuable therapeutic uses; it could provide in the centre of Paris a sanatorium conferring all the benefits of brilliant sunshine and purity of atmosphere. The tower, it is thought, would be useful also for scientific observations. If the scheme proves feasible, it is hoped to have the construction finished in time for the big Paris Exhibition in 1937. The tower, conical in shape, is designed to measure 650 feet in diameter at the base, and 130 ft in diameter at the summit. The Eiffel Tower, which would appear Lilliputian by comparison, is only 984 feet high.