Celebrate the BT Tower's fiftieth birthday with 16 amazing Instagram pictures

The BT Tower is reaching the big 5-0 today. And, rather than hitting the pub for a few pints with the lads, it's decided to celebrate by projecting the words 'I'm 50 today!' around the infoband at the top. Sounds a bit egotistical to us, mate.

Anyway, to be fair to the legendary tower it is pretty special. It was finished on October 8 1965. It is 189 metres tall, which is the equivalent of 25 double-decker buses parked end to end. It has a revolving floor that spins a full cycle every 22 minutes. Neat-o.

To celebrate, we rounded up the best Instagram pics of the old boy! 

 

BT Tower #bttower #bbcradiolondon #iconic

A photo posted by @muffatprague on Oct 7, 2015 at 4:01am PDT

 

passing through the#bttower everyday😌

A photo posted by TianluMA(▰˘◡˘▰) (@tiananlulu) on Oct 6, 2015 at 2:14pm PDT

 

#ricoh #ricohgr #monochrome #london #bttower #dusk #tower #architecture

A photo posted by graham austin (@grahamcaustin) on Oct 4, 2015 at 6:05am PDT

 

Building a #nest on the #BTTower. #bttowerlondon #bird

A photo posted by Matt Booy (@mattbooy) on Sep 3, 2015 at 8:26am PDT

 

BT Tower. Não é uma torre Eiffel, mas dá para ver de longe tbm #londres190 #thisislondon #bttower #mirror

A photo posted by Marcelo Forlani (@forlani) on Aug 11, 2015 at 2:30am PDT

 

The Post Office Tower in construction early 1969s.

A photo posted by L O N D O N Historian (@londonhistorian) on Jun 27, 2015 at 7:17am PDT

 

Today I went to the bt tower and looked up #bttower #london #igerslondon #designinspiration #brutalist #brutalism #camden #blackandwhite #LookUp

A photo posted by Casper King (@casperkphoto) on Oct 6, 2015 at 5:26am PDT

 

Post Office Tower screen print on aluminium, 50cm x 50cm, edition of 25, with Places and Spaces (http://placesandspaces.com) at designjunction, stand L1/16, College building, 12-42 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4AP, 24-27 September #post_office_tower #po_tower #potower #bt_tower #bttower

A photo posted by Simon Phipps (@new_brutalism) on Sep 25, 2015 at 11:45am PDT

 

#misty #london #tottenhamcourtroad #bttower #lensdistortions #snapseed #darkroom #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #park #graffiti

A photo posted by Sean Tucker (@seantuck) on Oct 3, 2015 at 3:47am PDT

 

You cannot take BT Tower in picture if BT Tower is not there. #fact

A photo posted by Aurélia Dalma (@aureliadalma) on Oct 3, 2015 at 5:34am PDT

 

#london #bttower

A photo posted by @richardyoung71 on Oct 3, 2015 at 7:28am PDT

 

Spot a balloon🎈#worklife #TheCityOfLondon #beautiful #London #Londoner #Londonlife #PolishGirl #theview #SaintPaulsCathedral #fromwhereIstand #architecture #BTtower #ThePolishGirlinLondon #PolishgirlinLondon #skyscraper #Londonarchitecture #Londoncalling

A photo posted by 🇵🇱🇬🇧 (@mrsmagdalenako) on Oct 2, 2015 at 9:52am PDT

 

BR Tower sunset #skyporn #skyscrapers #sunset #bttower #London #LandscapePhotography

A photo posted by Richard Gough (@shotbyrichie) on Oct 1, 2015 at 11:19am PDT

 

My view today #London #LondonView #Uni #bttower

A photo posted by Tyler 🍍 (@rrelyt94) on Oct 1, 2015 at 6:26am PDT

 

#Twoforthepriceofone #postofficetower #bttower #Architecture #LoveLondon

A photo posted by Paul Harfleet (@paulharfleet) on Oct 1, 2015 at 5:03am PDT