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You’re looking at what was once the main junction for telephone connections in Stockholm. See all the wires? That’s because it was used for around 5,000 phone lines—literal lines—from 1887-1913.
But don’t go looking for the latticed tower on your next trip to Sweden. It remained a landmark until 1953, when it was destroyed in a fire. Too bad our phone towers aren’t this beautiful anymore. [Tekniska museet via Scanzen]
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It’s hideous!
It looks like Spiderman has finally discovered internet porn.
I don’t know.
Why? Try faulting it and you’ll find out pretty fast. I’d hate to pick up faults in a bunch of the centre wires.
If it’s Sweden, I guess the company that built it is Ericsson or one of its predecessors… Ericsson had a knack for building beautiful telephone towers, here’s one in Warsaw – http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6096/6266891074_f59f989934_z.jpg
Probably because we’ve all had our eyes tested.
That’s about as beautiful as a sewing machine. And sewing machines aren’t that beautiful.
I’ve seen less hideous telegraph poles in India…