Rescue towers can be found around the world.
However, not many places can boast such a large number of unique examples of this form of architecture, as this almost 14-mile stretch of Miami beach.
Everyone says that there are 25 towers guarding those who use this beach. Both functional and decorative, they contribute to the beauty of this Florida resort town.
Although the city itself can boast of the richest in the world by the range of architecture in the style of art Deco, Dating from the early 1920s, years before America’s involvement in world war II, rescue station on the beach in their present form are a later addition to Miami beach. They appeared in the 1990s, years after one of the most devastating hurricanes in U.S. history.
Hurricane Andrew formed over the Atlantic in August 1992, caused catastrophic damage, hitting the Florida coast. During restoration works, the architect William lane (William Lane) proposed to the town of their free services and created a series of rescue rigs, which almost immediately became so iconic, like it was always there. The passage of time through various competitions and orders, there were other rigs.
One who ever saw the series “Beach. Baywatch” (Baywatch), knows that rescue towers are used to monitor the float to prevent drowning, and also to limit any other threat, including the appearance of sharks in too close to floating.
Although all rigs perform the same function, they come in different shapes and sizes. Despite the fact that their purpose is almost immediately recognizable even to the casual observer, each of them beautifully decorated, ranging from overly bright to eccentric, from old-fashioned to the emphatically Patriotic.
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