In Orlando township inwards the urban surface area of Soweto , inwards the metropolis of Johannesburg , South Africa , stands 2 cooling towers of the decommissioned Orlando Power Station. Visible from miles some , the 100-meter tall twin towers accept been an iconic landmark of Soweto for the by lxx years.
After the Orlando Power Station was decommissioned inwards 1998 , the 2 unsightly cooling towers stood unused for 10 years earlier they were transformed into a view for bungee jumping too guide chances sports. One of the brightly painted towers straightaway sport the largest mural icon inwards South Africa , depicting scenes too images from township culture. The other functions every bit a promotion billboard for South Africa’s FNB bank.
The towers are straightaway used for extreme sports such every bit bungee jumping , abseiling , zip-lining , pendulum swinging , SCAD (suspended select grip of air device) falling , too rap jumping. Visitors tin also become paintballing too stone climbing.
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