History Hunters home Blackpool home Raikes Hall team the rise and rise of the working class holiday team the movers and shakers team [Blackpool history] [Blackpool Tower ] Blackpool Pleasure Beach the Great Wheel the Foreshore by-law landladies and boarding houses maps evidence and finds glossary Blackpool resources	Blackpool Tower Blackpool Tower under construction, 1893 In 1889, an opera house was built in the Winter Gardens complex, and two years later, a start was made on the 'Eiffel Tower'. Dr Cocker's aquarium was incorporated into the buildings, which also included a circus and a ballroom. The tower itself, 1581 m (518 ft 9 in) high, was opened at Whitsuntide 1894.