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Reach for the Top
Readers go to great heights with these photos of towers.

1 Astana, Kazakhstan
What the Astana-Baïterek monument represents: the tree of life, which is depicted in Kazakhstan folklore.
Photo by Emily Reumiller
2 New York, New York
Invention that made the skyscraper possible: the elevator brake, developed by Elisha Otis in 1853.
Photo by Evan Noble
3 Tokyo, Japan
Why the Japanese built this taller version of the Eiffel Tower in 1958: to mark Japan’s rise as an economic powerhouse.
Photo by Edward Mantey
4 Barcelona, Spain
Legendary purpose of the castell, a traditional Catalan human tower: to spot the enemy in the distance.
Photo by Eric Au
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