Prayer Tower?

This is a tower on the grounds of the Bethesda Prayer Center outside Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It may or may not be a prayer tower, but in any event, I liked the play of the spiral stairs against the gentle angles of the outer structure.

Please see my other blog for a discussion of the prayer center and my experience there.

Lookout Tower

On our way to Michigan last week, we passed this lookout tower (we had to ask what it was) near Hartford, IL. When it's completed, it will offer a killer view of the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.