Defenders of the Canary Wharf tower point out that it has added a welcome focal point to scores of London's views.

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After the 1968 Ronan Point tower block partial collapse in London, in which four people died, new British Standard Structural Design Codes for concrete were introduced to prevent it happening again.

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After climbing five spiral staircases to reach the top of the tower - the highest point visitors can reach - Mr Price had a further 56m to climb.

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For half the price the radios fed tower data to a central point with a direct connection to a telco's fiber.

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Your starting point is the Powder Tower.

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The 13th-century citadel provides the focal point of the town with its typical tower houses (Turkish kule).

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The city's international airport was also closed to flights at one point, and staff began building a temporary control tower, as air traffic facilities were switched to emergency power sources.

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It is a well used vantage point for visitors and photographers, giving views which can stretch as far as Blackpool Tower on a clear day.

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We had lunch in the North Tower at The Windows On The World and posed for pictures with the kids from the highest vantage point in Manhattan.

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We had set a point where we were going to meet, which would be about two blocks from where the tower was.

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