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Prezydent Shaft

Poland

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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Prezydent Shaft (Szyb Prezydent) is a former coal-mine headframe (winding tower) in Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The reinforced-concrete, single-strut tower is about 42 metres tall and carries two rope sheaves 5.5 metres in diameter. It forms part of the Sztygarka complex, which reuses surviving mine buildings—including former foremen's housing—for hospitality and cultural events. The site is included in the Silesian Industrial Monuments Route.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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