Watkin's Folly Wembley Park London ENG United Kingdom
Status: Construction Dates Began 1891 Finished 1895 Destroyed 1907
Building Uses - observation - monument Structural Types - tower - truss tower
Heights Value Source / Comments Intended height 1175 ft Unconfirmed Tower was supposed to be 45.7m (150ft) taller than the Eiffel Tower, which was 312.2m at the time. Roof 154 ft Unconfirmed The height the structure was built to
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Description Architect: Sir Benjamin Baker Developer: Stewart, MacLaren and Dunn (A. D. Stewart, James M. MacLaren, William Dunn) Proposed to be the tallest structure in the world at the time, 150 feet (45.7 m) taller than the Eiffel Tower.
Construction started but stopped when funds ran out. The structure only reached to a height of 47 m. It was demolished in 1907.
Wembley Football Stadium was later built on the site.
See this other database entry for the full-height design - https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=41047 • Wikipedia Entry • Google Search
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