Film

I Build the Tower

Name: I Build the Tower
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-01-01

2006 · 2h 4m · Documentary

IMDb: 9.2

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Overview

"I Build the Tower" is the true story of the life and work of Sam Rodia, the Italian immigrant who built the world-famous Watts Towers on a residential lot in South Central Los Angeles. These mosaic-covered spires of reinforced cement rising to almost one hundred feet were once scheduled for demolition by the City Building Department. The towers survived to become a symbol of the community in which they stand and they are now recognized throughout the world as a unique embodiment of the structural principles found in nature.