Stories
Stories, history, and observations from the world of towers.
Towers in Video Games
From Hyrule Castle to Anor Londo, how games turned towers into a design language.
Why We Build Towers
From the pyramids to the Burj Khalifa, humanity has never stopped reaching for the sky. What drives us upward?
The Race to Build the World's Tallest
A century of competition to claim the title of tallest structure on Earth, from iron to glass.
The Greatest Towers in Fiction
From Tolkien's Barad-dur to Miyazaki's moving castle, fiction gives us towers that reality cannot.
Towers That Fell
Some of history's greatest towers no longer stand. Their stories are worth remembering.