© Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 de© Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 de© Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 deOver 150 years old, the Camera Obscura projects light from the top of the tower onto a large dish in a dark room below, displaying a panorama of the city. The effect still works on overcast days or at night but is best in sunlight, when you can use a sheet of paper to "pick up" people seen in the streets and have them scurry in your hand. The tower also houses a gallery of optical illusions that wouldn't be out of place in Blackpool.
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