Powerline near Groningen, the Netherlands. Picture by Peter Ruiter.

Towering pylon in central Nanko,Osaka, Japan. Picture by Graeme Macdonald.

Powerline near Groningen, the Netherlands. Picture by Peter Ruiter.

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Modern tower in Finland. Picture by George Continent.

Powerline near Heerenveen, Friesland, the Netherlands. Picture by Arnie Berkers.

Picture taken on the river Ribble, heading west, near Preston, in Lancashire UK by Jillos.

Picture taken on the river Ribble, heading west, near Preston, in Lancashire UK by Jillos.

Mickey Mouse shaped tower in USA. Picture by Charlotte Smith.

380 kV line crossing river Maas between Maasbracht and Heel. Picture made from the roof of the Clauscentrale powerplant, thanks to Gerard Verkooijen.

Powerlines north of Nancy, France. Picture by Arnie Berkers.

Powerline near Riez (Gard), France. Picture by Arnie Berkers.

Tower near the Connecticut River in East Hartford CT., USA. Picture Steve Dube.

Tower near the Connecticut River in East Hartford CT., USA. Picture Steve Dube.

Tower near the Connecticut River in East Hartford CT., USA. Picture Steve Dube.

Picture from New Zealand, thanks to Graeme Macdonald, Auckland, New Zealand.

Powerline with the famous "Pink Pylon". Picture by David

Powerlines near Heerenveen, the Netherlands. Picture by Arnie Berkers.

Com Ed monopole D. Picture supplied by Al Bonnyman, Fiberplanners.

Natural gas fired powerplant 'Clauscentrale' in Maasbracht, the Netherlands. Picture by Essent, thanks to Gerard Verkooijen.

Natural gas fired powerplant 'Clauscentrale' in Maasbracht, the Netherlands. Picture by Flying Camera Eindhoven, thanks to Gerard Verkooijen.

Picture by H.J. Handele.

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Powerline near Lodz, Poland. Picture by Michael (tino).

Picture of the powerline crossing the German-Czech Border near motorway A6 near Furth im Wald (Bavaria). The tower on the German side of the border (in front) is from another design than the three towers on the Czech side. Picture by Harald Lutz.

These double circuit towers carry the lines from Grand Coulee Dam to the Seattle area. The others are 525 kV and one is 230 kV. All of these are Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) lines. Picture by Steven Arnold.

Sinai desert, Egypt. Picture by Andre van Huizen. His website Imaginature contains beautifull nature photography.

Combined 380 kV - 110 kV line near Emmen, the Netherlands. Picture by H.J. Handele.

Pylons in Tonawanda, New York, USA. Picture by Paris Roselli.

Glastonbury festival campsite. Picture by Flash Wilson

Powerline in New York carrying hydro power from Niagara Falls to Buffalo. Picture by Paris Roselli.

345 kV line under construction near San Angelo, Texas by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Picture by Paul Shinkawa.

110 kV line running just after the crossing of the river Peene toward Karlshagen. The pylons on the photograph are typically for 110 kV lines in former Eastern Germany. Picture by Harald Lutz.

110 kV Line that leaves the Power-Plant "Walchensee-Kraftwerk" in Germany. Picture by Hannes Zinnbauer.

HV tower in Nepal. Picture by Ben Veerman.

Tower in Panama where the powerline crosses the Panama-canal. Picture by Ben Veerman.

Another tower in Nepal. Picture by Ben Veerman.

HV tower in Germany (Trave crossing near Luebeck) in use as cell-phone antenna. Picture by Harald Lutz.

Tower at the Elbe crossing near Stade in the north of Germany. This tower is 227 m high and carries 4 circuits designed for 380 kV. Picture by Harald Lutz.

Tower of the 220 kV line Ludwigsburg - Hoheneck to Herbertingen (Germany). This line was built in 1929 and is one of the oldest powerlines in the world. Picture by Harald Lutz.

Powerline near Lodz, Poland. Picture by Michael (tino).

380 kV powerline near Appingedam, the Netherlands. Picture by Adriaan Iden.

This powerline runs from Luebeck - Herrenwyk (Germany) to Arrie - Kruseborg (Sweden). It is a 450 kV monopolar HVDC line, which consists of a 250 km long submarine and underground cable and a 12 km lomg overhead line section (the overhead line section is in Sweden only). On the overhead line section both conductors are permanently set parallel. The earth return is performed via an underground cable. The electrodes for earth return are in the Baltic sea. Picture by Harald Lutz.