Emirates Spinnaker Tower (5) - 27 July 2015

A controversy raged briefly when the original plans were announced to paint the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, now the Emirates Spinnaker Tower, red. In a town of surprisingly loyal support for its rather erratic football team, many thought that red and white would be too evocative of nearby deadly rivals, Southampton. The red paint was actually procured but, in the face of the protests, had to be disposed of and was given to a number of organisations who, for various reasons, needed red paint.

The lower part of the main structure is now blue with, I believe, gold yet to be added above. I was surprised to see that all the branding at and around the base, which could be described as 'prominent' is, nonetheless, in red.

Emirates Collage