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Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in , , England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When it opened, Blackpool Tower was the tallest man-made structure in the British Empire.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: observation tower and entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “The Blackpool Tower”, “Tower Ballroom”, and “Tower Buildings”
  • Address: The Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 4BJ
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Houndshill Shopping Centre and Blackpool Town Hall.

Shopping center
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is an indoor in , England; located in the centre of the town, with one entrance located opposite Blackpool Tower on Bank Hey Street. is situated 490 feet east of Blackpool Tower.

Town hall
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is a municipal building in Talbot Square, , England. The town hall is the headquarters of Blackpool Council, which is the main governing body for the wider Borough of Blackpool. It is a Grade II listed building. is situated 950 feet north of Blackpool Tower.

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The is a large entertainment complex in , , England, which includes a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, operated by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited on behalf of Blackpool Council, which purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010. is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Blackpool Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Layton and Bispham.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in the Borough of Blackpool in , England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 6,845.

Village
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is a village on the Fylde coast in the Borough of Blackpool in , England. is situated 2½ miles north of Blackpool Tower.

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is a town in in , dating back a thousand years as a small settlement but now grown into a dormitory town on the outskirts of which is a few miles to the west.

Blackpool Tower

Latitude
53.8159° or 53° 48′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.05524° or 3° 3′ 19″ west
Elevation
518 feet (158 metres)
Height
518 feet (158 metres)
Open location code
9C5RRW8V+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 213940301
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7284422
Wiki­data ID
Q880905
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Blackpool Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج بلاكبول”
  • Chinese: “布莱克浦塔”
  • Chinese: “布萊克浦爾塔”
  • Czech: “Blackpool Tower”
  • Czech: “Blackpoolská věž”
  • Dutch: “Blackpool Tower”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برج بلاكبول”
  • French: “Blackpool Tower”
  • French: “tour de Blackpool”
  • French: “Tour de blackpool”
  • French: “Tour de Blackpool”
  • German: “Blackpool Tower”
  • German: “Blackpool-Tower”
  • German: “Tower Circus”
  • Gujarati: “બ્લેકપૂલનો ટાવર”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל בלקפול”
  • Icelandic: “Blackpool-turninn”
  • Italian: “Blackpool Tower”
  • Japanese: “ブラックプールタワー”
  • Japanese: “ブラックプール塔”
  • Kashubian: “Blackpool Tower”
  • Korean: “블랙풀 타워”
  • Persian: “برج بلک‌پول”
  • Polish: “Blackpool Tower”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Blackpool”
  • Russian: “Башня в Блэкпуле”
  • Russian: “Блэкпул-тауэр”
  • Russian: “Блэкпульская башня”
  • Serbian: “Блекпул кула”
  • Silesian: “Blackpool Tower”
  • Slovak: “Blackpool Tower”
  • Spanish: “Blackpool Tower”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Blackpool”
  • Swedish: “Blackpool Tower”
  • Turkish: “Blackpool Kulesi”
  • Uzbek: “Blackpool minorasi”
  • Uzbek: “Blackpool Minorasi”

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