Have you seen it? The Dark Tower in real life

**ladykatherine** · 10-27-2008 06:54 PM

[MODERATOR'S NOTE:]
This thread is dedicated to everything Dark-Tower-like you've seen in the so-called real life

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I know I'm reading way into this. But please, just humor me for a few minutes.

I give you: the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, and still growing.
160 floors.
707m; 2,320ft. high
Predicted to be 818m; 2,684ft. high when complete.
Expected to be 150% the height of the Sears Tower
Construction began September 21st, 2004 and is predicted to end September 2009.
Building will hold appartements, a full gym (with pool of course), restraunts, etc.
Will also have the world's fastest elevator, approaching at 18m/s.

Let's take a look at this guy:

Well...are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Like I said, I know it's just a coincidence.
But a girl can dream.
What do you think?

**ladykatherine** · 10-27-2008 06:55 PM

damn, I'm having problems with the codes again.
just gimme a sec here...

**Letti** · 11-02-2008 02:07 PM

Yeah, it makes me think of the Dark Tower a tiny bit but not a lot. But I can understand you. (We are DT junkies.)
But I have seen buildings that made me think of the Dark Tower much more.

**Jean** · 11-02-2008 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by Letti

But I have seen buildings that made me think of the Dark Tower much more.

So have I. I believe this could be the thread for them all, maybe with some alterations to the title.

**Letti** · 11-02-2008 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Jean

Originally Posted by Letti

But I have seen buildings that made me think of the Dark Tower much more.

So have I. I believe this could be the thread for them all, maybe with some alterations to the title.

Amazing idea.

**Jean** · 03-30-2009 11:37 PM

Here's what the Dark Tower looks like in winter:

**AlishaRiley** · 03-30-2009 11:59 PM

Jean, that's beautiful.

**Jean** · 03-31-2009 12:04 AM

Yes, but very cold! If you look closer, you'll see small figures around - they are not people, of course, they are the Guardians, but they all had to put on warm coats!

**alinda** · 03-31-2009 04:10 AM

Great!! There is a silo that I pass each evening at sunset this time of year as I return home from work, it stands alone in a firld and at this hour it fairly shouts "look at me, I AM the dark tower!!" I wish I had taken a photo, perhaps now I will!

**Letti** · 03-31-2009 12:17 PM

really nice
What's on the top?

**alinda** · 03-31-2009 12:26 PM

Is it a weather vain? One of those which way is the wind blowing apparatuses?

**Letti** · 03-31-2009 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by alinda

Is it a weather vain? One of those which way is the wind blowing apparatuses?

It looks quite massive and heavy.

**alinda** · 03-31-2009 12:32 PM

Yes I suppose so, at first glance I thought it may be a frozen flag

**Jean** · 04-01-2009 06:19 AM

It is a weatherwane, but very heavy indeed. I'll post another photo soon, I have an even better one, only not taken in winter.

**alinda** · 04-01-2009 07:48 AM

Thanks Jean, but it must take an enormous wind to move it!

**jayson** · 04-01-2009 07:53 AM

This is here in Tampa. It's not dark (in fact, it's white) but it is still a tower that stands out from far away and makes me think of The Tower.

**alinda** · 04-01-2009 07:55 AM

Nice one !

There are quite a lot of Towers in Florida , now I think about it.

**jayson** · 04-01-2009 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by alinda

Nice one !

There are quite a lot of Towers in Florida , now I think about it.

There are indeed. Bok Tower Gardens (in Lake Wales) is a beautiful place...

**mia/susannah** · 04-01-2009 08:54 AM

These pics are great. There is nothing around here that reminds me of the tower. Wish there was.

**alinda** · 04-01-2009 08:59 AM

This tower is on the campus @ UF, decidedly not a dark tower but pretty and it has a bell
thingy in it that plays music...

and here is one in St Augustine that is pretty creepy.

the same only darker...

**Mad Man** · 04-01-2009 09:09 AM

The Dark Tower for me is in the books and rarely in my dreams

I haven't seen a building or a tower which reminds me the one created by my imagination yet....

**alinda** · 04-01-2009 09:15 AM

Well the ones above are not what I imagined either, but
in my mind any tower can remind me now if you look at it
in a certain way, like that farmers silo at sunset, it isnt
even a tower proper, but with the sunsetting its like it
suddenly takes on the appearence of our beloved tower
in my mind. ( I know)

**obscurejude** · 04-01-2009 10:18 AM

This is the bell tower at N.C. State where I go to school.

They light it up red when we have a game.

**Letti** · 04-01-2009 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by alinda

and here is one in St Augustine that is pretty creepy.

the same only darker...

Wow, this one is really something. I wish I could visit it in person.

**alinda** · 04-01-2009 10:24 AM

Oh but you can dear as soon as you come to visit me, I will take you there personally!

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