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| Brighton's i360: World's thinnest tower to open | Brighton's i360: World's thinnest tower to open |
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| The world's thinnest tall building opens on Thursday offering views of up to 26 miles of Sussex coastline. | The world's thinnest tall building opens on Thursday offering views of up to 26 miles of Sussex coastline. |
| The 531ft (161m) British Airways i360 viewing tower stands on the site once occupied by the entrance to Brighton's ruined West Pier. | The 531ft (161m) British Airways i360 viewing tower stands on the site once occupied by the entrance to Brighton's ruined West Pier. |
| Visitors ascend 450ft (137m) in a 360-degree curved-glass pod. | Visitors ascend 450ft (137m) in a 360-degree curved-glass pod. |
| But it has divided local opinion, with some declaring it "a total monster" others praising it as "world-class, stunning architecture". | But it has divided local opinion, with some declaring it "a total monster" others praising it as "world-class, stunning architecture". |
| Valerie Paynter, of the saveHove campaign, said it was "like something springing horribly out of the earth in a horror movie". | Valerie Paynter, of the saveHove campaign, said it was "like something springing horribly out of the earth in a horror movie". |
| But Glynn Jones, chairman of the West Pier Trust, thought the "vertical pier in the sky" showed "the city is, once again, embracing and celebrating world-class, stunning architecture". | But Glynn Jones, chairman of the West Pier Trust, thought the "vertical pier in the sky" showed "the city is, once again, embracing and celebrating world-class, stunning architecture". |
| The tower affords visitors views from Bexhill in East Sussex to Chichester in West Sussex with the South Downs to the north. | The tower affords visitors views from Bexhill in East Sussex to Chichester in West Sussex with the South Downs to the north. |
| Chief Executive of i360, Eleanor Harris, claimed the tower would transform Brighton's tourism prospects. | Chief Executive of i360, Eleanor Harris, claimed the tower would transform Brighton's tourism prospects. |
| She said: "We have built the world's first vertical cable car, the world's tallest moving observation tower, the world's most slender tower. | She said: "We have built the world's first vertical cable car, the world's tallest moving observation tower, the world's most slender tower. |
| "We are putting Brighton on the map and promoting the city around the globe." | "We are putting Brighton on the map and promoting the city around the globe." |
| i360 in numbers | i360 in numbers |
| Architect David Marks said: "This is the culmination of a 12-year journey that started on a kitchen table and ends 138 metres above Brighton and Hove beach. | Architect David Marks said: "This is the culmination of a 12-year journey that started on a kitchen table and ends 138 metres above Brighton and Hove beach. |
| "We feel incredibly happy and proud on behalf of the hundreds, if not thousands, of people that worked to bring the project to reality." |