Calgary, Toronto, Dallas, San Antonio, Seattle, Las Vegas, and maybe a few other cities in the U.S. and Canada have towers as a part of their skylines. The design of this thing looks horrible, and if I am thinking right, is there not a giant oil derrick at Six Flags in Dallas? In my opinion we should come up with something unique. Why not have an iconic pedestrian bridge built across the river, something that everyone who passes over the river will see and remember? This is just off the top of my head, but we need something unique. When I think of Paris I think Eiffel tower, when I think of Dallas or Seattle, or San Antonio, I never really consider their towers, it has already been done. Same thing with the Statue of Liberty, if we had a giant Native American, I would not be that impressed, same of we had a large arch. The cities that many people think of as top tier cities, created a unique landmark that made the city worth going to just to see it. Did I go to Paris almost solely to go up in the Eiffel Tower, yes; would I go to Seattle for the same reason, no.