An inclined tower is a tower that was intentionally built at an incline.
The world's most popular inclined tower, despite the fact that it was not originally projected, designed, nor was it supposed to be inclined, is the Torre di Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa...

, in Pisa, Italy.
The world's tallest inclined tower is the tower of Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Montreal)

The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...

 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, which stands at 574 ft (approx. 175 metres). The Puerta de Europa

Puerta de Europa

The Puerta de Europa towers are twin office buildings in Madrid. The towers have a height of and have 26 floors. They were constructed from 1989 to 1996...

 in Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

 is a matching pair of inclined towers.
An inclined tower is used to hold the roof of Schwarzwald-Baar-Center

Schwarzwald-Baar-Center

Schwarzwald-Baar-Center is a large mall in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. It has a striking architecture as its roof is carried by an inclined tower with its name and which is also equipped with a flight safety lamp. Schwarzwald-Baar-Center was opened on September 28th, 2000 and houses 35 stores....

, a mall in Villingen-Schwenningen.

Other examples

Sometimes electricity pylon

Electricity pylon

A transmission tower is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line. They are used in high-voltage AC and DC systems, and come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes...

s of powerlines running over steep mountains are built as inclined towers. Many of such electricity pylons can be found at Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President...

 and in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

.

Inclined towers are also used at some aerial tramway

Aerial tramway

An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...

s as support pillars.

External links

• Inclined towers as electricity pylons at Hoover Dam