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===The Tower of the Americas was built in 1968 for the world fair held in San Antonio in Hemis Park. The tower is 750 feet high with a restaurant and observation deck at the top. The observation deck has two floors and is open to the public for a wonderful 360-degree view of San Antonio, Texas. To accompany the view is a city-owned restaurant that pays for the maintenance of the tower. A small fee is required to enter one of only two observation towers in all of Texas. The tower was an engineering breakthrough when it was built to show off at the Hemis Fair. During the night time, the tower lights glisten and outline the tower which is a beautiful sight to see from the ground.===

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===The construction of this tower is known to be one of the best in the world with acompletely unobstructed view of San Antonio.There are no safety bars inside the observation deck therefore not blocking the view at all. On this deck is a set of stairs leading to an outdoor version of the scenery that does have tall bars to keep people fromfalling of the edge. Built in 1968 and renovated in 1997, the tower took 2,400 tons of concrete, which consist of the upper part originally built on the ground and then carefully placed on the top of the tower. Using the 360° virtual tour any one can get a feel fo the fantastic view from the observation deck.===

Additional Sites
[|360° view from the top of the tower] http://www.toweroftheamericas.com/

Matt W