Photos: Spot the cell phone tower

Carriers try all sorts of tricks to blend high-tech towers into the landscape.

Feb. 22, 2005 1:14 p.m. PT

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This cell phone tower is disguised as a palm tree.

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If not for its height, this cell phone tower would blend well with the countryside.

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The tree gimmick doesn't always work so well upon closer inspection in an urban setting.

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Even from a distance, towers are impossible to overlook unless disguised.

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Some facades are designed with a city's skyline in mind.

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This renaissance-looking oddity doubles as a water tower and telecom structure.

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Can you find the cellular tower in this photo?