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The scale of this structure made that impossible, so it had to be proven in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our guide Selina will take you on an all-access tour of the tower, meet with our engineers and get a closer look at how the tower works. Join us for a trip up to the viewing platform to take in the skyline and meet engineer Chris Keenan, from City of Glasgow College, to find out about the challenges and innovative solutions behind its unique design.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":627,"template":"","section_category":[41],"events_category":[55,57,61],"acf":{"age_restriction":["8 and over"],"start_date":"2021-05-06 00:00:00","header_before":[{"acf_fc_layout":"header_embed","embed":"<iframe title=\"Curious About: Innovation - Glasgow Tower Uncovered\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/agvto6lT-mw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}],"header_after":[{"acf_fc_layout":"header_embed","embed":"<iframe title=\"Curious About: Innovation - Glasgow Tower Uncovered\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/agvto6lT-mw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}],"short_description":"Join us for a tour of the Glasgow Tower, part of Glasgow\u2019s unique skyline since 2001. 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