This is actually in colour! The top of Mt Wellington, Hobart.
The construction of the telecommunications tower is a wonderful story. The previous metal tower structure was considered dangerous as large chunks of ice would fall without warning, and was a major maintenance headache. The removal of the old tower required a perfectly still day - apparently Mt Wellington only has a handfull of 'still' enough days at the summit every year. In January 1999, a such a perfectly still day came and an army of engineers and other professionals assembled at short notice (following many months of careful planning), closed the road, cut one leg of the tower and jacked the opposing corner until it fell in a spectacular heap over the circular road at the pinnacle car park.
The new tower that is shown here was constructed using concrete that could withstand the extremes of temperature and weather (very strong wind!) at the top of the mountain. A true engineering masterpiece that goes well beyond just the concrete that it is physically made of.
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