What are the Orlando Towers used for?
Both towers are painted, one functioning as an advertising billboard and the other containing the largest mural painting in South Africa. The towers are also used for bungee and BASE jumping from a platform between the top of the two towers as well as a bungee swing into one of the towers.
What is inside the Soweto Towers?
The towers are used for extreme sports such as bungee jumping, abseiling, zip-lining, pendulum swinging, SCAD falling and occasionally, rap jumping. Visitors can also go paintballing and rock climbing and take a quad bike Soweto tours from the Soweto Outdoor Adventures company also based at the towers.
Are the Orlando Towers decommissioned?
The coal plant successfully ran for over five decades until 1998, when it was decommissioned. Although the original power plant building collapsed in 2014, the power station’s two cooling towers have remained upright, and they have left a highly influential mark on the city.
When was Orlando Towers built?
Construction of the Orlando Power Station began in 1935 and was only completed in 1955, due to delays caused by the Second World War. Once you’re secured in your harness, an open-air lift transports you along the outside of the tower to a platform, three metres from the top.
Orlando Towers
