Hello, dear local guides,
These photos were taken by my sister on June 1, 2010, and I edited in Photoshop CC.
I want to share a very special place that I think you will like. This place isthe Scott Monument! 
The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second-largest monument to a writer in the world after the JosĂ© MartĂ monument in Havana. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the Jenners department store on Princes Street and near to Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station, which is named after Scottâs Waverley novels.
At the bottom of it is the marble sculpture of Maida, the loyal dog of the famous writer. Besides, in the monument you can see the sculptures of the novel characters of the author. There are various galleries on the upper floors of the tower.
The tower is 200 feet 6 inches (61.11 m) high and has viewing platforms reached by a series of spiral staircases giving panoramic views of central Edinburgh and its surroundings. The highest platform is reached by a total of 288 steps.
⊠and now Orthanc Tower
In J. R. R. Tolkien 's fantasy writings, Isengard is a large fortress in Nan CurunĂr, the Wizardâs Vale, in the West of Middle-earth. It is supposedly a translation of Angrenost in the elvish language Sindarin, in reality from Old English, meaning âiron enclosureâ.
Orthanc, the tower at the center of Isengard, was at the time of The Lord of the Rings the home of the Wizard Saruman. He had been ensnared by the Dark Lord Sauron through the towerâs palantĂr, a far-seeing crystal ball able to communicate with others like it. Saruman had bred Orcs in Isengard, in imitation of Sauronâs forces, ready for war with Rohan. The Orcs had cut many trees of the forest of the Ents, who had retaliated by destroying Isengard while the army of Orcs was away attacking Rohan at Helmâs Deep, though they were unable to harm the tower of Orthanc. Saruman, isolated in the tower, was visited by some of the Fellowship; his staff was broken by the Wizard Gandalf.
I was shocked when I saw the Scott Monument photos on the hard drive. Donât you think the two towers are very similar?
So which structure do you think is more impressive? A or B? 
I would appreciate it if you share your answer and why you chose it as a comment.
